Britain’s omicron cases soar as new lockdown party allegations at Boris Johnson’s residence come to light December 20, 2021 Europe IFTTT NYT + NYTimes Scientists are pushing Prime Minister Boris Johnson to take tougher measures to slow the exploding number of new infections driven by the omicron variant. Europe IFTTT NYT NYTimes Scientists are pushing Prime Minister Boris Johnson to take tougher measures to slow the exploding number of new infections driven by the omicron variant.