Infections to become more widespread in days to come - FMpublished at 14:09 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January 2022
The FM also says she will set out more "sustainable" long-term ways of dealing with new variants as Omicron is not expected to be the last one.
She says she expects continued growth in the level of infections as people return to school and work - and that infections will become more widespread in the days to come.