In full: Omicron variant: Your questions answered

The number of Omicron cases in the UK has nearly doubled in one day after a further 249 infections of the COVID strain were identified - bringing the total to 817.

In tonight's Q&A, we answer your questions about the Omicron variant with Clinical epidemiologist Dr Deepti Gurdasani, Imperial College London's professor of primary care and public health Azeem Majeed and JCVI member Professor Robert Read.