Queen Elizabeth to skip Christmas trip amid surge in Omicron coronavirus variant


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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has decided not to spend Christmas at the royal Sandringham estate in eastern England amid concerns about the fast-spreading omicron coronavirus variant. The palace said on Monday that the 95-year-old queen will spend the holidays at Windsor Castle, west of London, where she has stayed for most of the pandemic. Other members of the royal family are expected to visit over the Christmas period, with precautions taken against spreading the virus. Coronavirus infections are surging in Britain – up 60 per cent in a week – as omicron replaced delta as the dominant variant, and Prime Minister...