Governments around the world are scrambling to contain the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
Several countries, including the United Kingdom, have recorded their highest daily infection rates since the pandemic began.
France has banned non-essential travel from the UK.
Al Jazeera's @Rory Challands reports from London, United Kingdom.

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