Two cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant have been discovered in the UK, Britain’s Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said on Saturday. The cases, which were detected in Nottingham and Essex and are both believed to be connected and linked to travel to southern Africa, were confirmed after genomic sequencing overnight. The two individuals that have tested positive, as well as all members of their households, are being re-tested and have been told to self-isolate while further testing and contact tracing is underway, the DHSC said. The department said the UK is “taking decisive action to protect public health” in response to the “developing situation.” “The UK Health Security Agency is carrying out targeted testing at locations where the positive cases were likely to have been infectious,” it said. Health Secretary Sajid Javid said: “Thanks to our world-class genomic sequencing, we have been made aware of two UK …