London mayor declares major incident amid COVID-19 case surge
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The mayor of London declared a major incident on Saturday as COVID-19 cases are rapidly rising in the United Kingdom's capital. The surge comes as health officials worldwide express growing concern over the Omicron variant.
"I'm hugely concerned about the surge of COVID-19 cases and rising hospital admissions across the capital," Khan said on Twitter Saturday. "By declaring a Major Incident today, key agencies across London can better work together."
According to the mayor's office, a major incident is declared in the U.K. when an event or situation requires special arrangements to be implemented by emergency response agencies. It's an incident that is "likely to involve serious harm, damage, disruption or risk to human life or welfare, essential services, the environment or national security," the mayor said.
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