The South African doctor who alerted the world about Omicron said the UK government should “stay calm” as she described its handling of the new CCP virus variant as verging on “hysteria.” It comes as Parliament is due to vote on measures including mask mandate, self-isolation rules, and COVID-19 passes on Tuesday, and amid rumors of a New Year lockdown. In an article published in the Daily Mail on Monday, Dr. Angelique Coetzee, chair of the South African Medical Association, said the UK government’s handling of Omicron infections “verges on hysteria.” The veteran general practitioner said the Omicron patients in South Africa typically had mild symptoms such as “muscle pain, body aches, a headache, and a bit of fatigue” that clear up after about five days. “My first Omicron case, a young man who came into my surgery, initially thought he had been in the sun too long after working outside,” Coetzee wrote. …