Covid news live: Omicron found in one-third of US states, Germany plans vaccine mandates for some health jobs

Variant detected in 16 US states so far, the CDC has said; Germany's incoming government wants to make vaccinations mandatory for hospital and nursing home employees from March, according to draft legislation Anti-lockdown protests in Brussels, Belgium, turned violent UK's progress on Covid now squandered, warns top scientist Covid not over, next pandemic could be more lethal: Oxford jab creator Omicron is a 'wake-up call' to vaccinate poorer nations, experts say Omicron: what do we know about t...