Fresh Covid restrictions could be imposed in time for New Year’s Eve as London’s hospital admissions surge by more than 90 per cent.
Boris Johnson will decide on Monday whether to introduce new curbs including a return to the Rule of Six and a ban on households mixing following a review of the latest data on the Omicron variant.
In a blow to the new year hopes of millions, Government scientists have indicated that these shutdown measures could remain in
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
Last week The Mail on Sunday answered the burning questions on the new and concerning Omicron variant of Covid-19, in an effort to offer some clarity and, hopefully, reassurance. But, as has always been the case with this pandemic, the situation moved at lightning speed.
Now, seven days later, with the world’s scientific community uncovering crucial data about the behaviour of Omicron, the UK Government has jumped into action with dreaded restrictions that we long feared would return. But what
South African medics moved to calm a wave of panic over a new ultra-infectious and vaccine resistant Covid strain today as its arrival in Europe sparked fears of a new Christmas shutdown.
Belgium revealed a case of the Botswana variant – named ‘Omicron’ by the World Health Organization tonight – prompting EU chiefs to call for an ’emergency brake’ on all travel from southern Africa after it was also found in Israel.
The Belgian health ministry said a case of
This week’s announcement that almost every country in the world — barring seven — is being removed from the red list is the best travel news for months. As long as attention is paid to the entry requirements for each nation — see the need to know sections below — and the UK Government’s rules on returning to our shores are followed, it is game on for overseas breaks.
The big bonus is that tour operators and hoteliers are desperate
Denise Welch has revealed her father Vin has died at the age of 84.
The Loose Women star, 63, took to Instagram on Tuesday night to share the sad news and told how she was ‘so grief stricken’ she ‘couldn’t quite function’.
Denise explained how Vin – a former Drag Queen – had passed away after major surgery and battling pneumonia as well as dealing with his pulmonary fibrosis.
Following Denise’s announcement, her co-stars on the ITV show honoured Vin,
