Tag: Nicola Sturgeon

Boris FINALLY rules out new curbs before Dec 25

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PM’s statement ruling out Christmas Day curbs 

Good afternoon everybody.

I wanted to update you quickly on the latest Covid situation.

There is no doubt that Omicron continues to surge with a speed unlike anything we’ve seen before.

The situation remains extremely difficult but I also recognise that people have been waiting to hear whether their Christmas plans are going to be affected.

So what I can say tonight, is that naturally we can’t rule out any further measures after

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Covid UK: Experts call for change to 10-day isolation rule to stop Omicron paralysing Britain

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Boris Johnson was today urged by health experts and business leaders to relax the 10-day quarantine rule for positive cases in favour of a test and release scheme to stop Omicron ‘disabling everything’.

At a press conference this afternoon, Nicola Sturgeon warned essential services could come under threat due to the number of people off work and suggested more restrictions may be needed to stop this from happening.

An analysis of official figures suggests Britain could reach up to 460,000

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Plan C by Christmas? Boris Johnson refuses THREE TIMES to rule out MORE restrictions in England

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What could Plan C involve  

Ministers have yet to set out exactly what added restrictions might be brought in under any future plan C.

But speculation is rife about a wide range of measures.

They include: 

  • Masks required in pubs and restaurants. They are exempt from rules governing shops and cinemas currently
  • Covid passports and/or lateral flow test results to enter pubs and restaurants
  • Rule of six returns for public indoor settings
  • Return of table service and the one-metre rule
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UK Covid cases breach 50,000 for second day in a row

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Britain’s daily Covid cases have broken through 50,000 for the second day in a row, official data showed today amid fears the Omicron variant is taking root in Britain.

Government figures showed another 50,584 positive tests were recorded in the last 24 hours, up one per cent on last Friday. Yesterday there were 53,945 infections announced.   

But deaths fell by ten per cent week-on-week after 143 more fatalities were recorded. Latest figures showed hospitalisations rose eight per cent in a

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