Northern Ireland says it will adopt England's policy; Scotland is weighing it.
England is limiting gender transitions for youths. U.S. legislators are watching
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The chief medical officers of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland said the emergence of the highly transmissible new strain “adds additional and rapidly increasing risk to the public and health care services” at a time when COVID-19 is already widespread.
U.K. hikes virus alert level as omicron variant surges
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