Energy suppliers could be required to keep their enquiry lines open longer and to offer more temporary payment holidays to help vulnerable customers.
Ofgem is proposing a host of new requirements for energy suppliers to ensure all customers get a better service going into the winter months.
Under the plans, all domestic customers will be able to contact their supplier and get support if they are struggling to pay their bills.
Suppliers would be told to prioritise customers in vulnerable
Dr Anthony Fauci, the U.S.’s top infectious disease expert, said Wednesday that the definition of ‘fully vaccinated’ in America will eventually change to require a booster dose as well.
The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) said that the change is unlikely to happen in the next week, but he expects it to happen at some point in the future.
He also said the health officials are already investigating the potential need for a fourth
Two arrivals in Sydney on a flight from Africa have tested positive for Covid, prompting urgent analysis of their samples amid fears they could be carrying the super-infectious new Omicron strain of the virus, as Australia closes down travel from southern Africa and re-introduces strict quarantine regulations.
Australia has closed its border to nine nations in southern Africa, which is the source of Omicron, and anyone who has already arrived from those countries must immediately undergo 14 days quarantine.
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