ALL PERSONS IN CONTACT WITH Omicron Covid VERSION OWNERS WILL HAVE TO ISLAPSE FOR TEN DAYS, Regardless of whether or not they are currently vaccinated.
The new restrictions were announced by the Prime Minister this evening amid increasing fears about the super-strain.
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This is after two Omicron variant cases were reported in Essex, and Nottingham.
According to the PM, we must now take “proportionate and targeted measures”It is being slowed down in Britain.
Boris Johnson said that all people arriving in the UK should take a PCR test to determine if they are Covid-19 positive.
Anyone traveling to the UK from abroad must make this change.
On Saturday, he spoke at a Downing Street press conference, saying: “We are not going to prohibit people from travelling. I want to stress this, but we will require everyone who arrives in the UK to undergo a PCR test within the first day of their arrival. They must also self-isolate until they receive a negative result.
“Second we must slow down the spread this variant here in Britain, as measures at the border cannot ever reduce or delay the arrival of a variant rather than stopping it altogether.
“We will require all contacts who are positive for Omicron, regardless of vaccination status, to self-isolate for 10 day.
“We will also go further in asking all of you to help contain the spread of this variant by tightening up the rules on face coverings in shops and on public transport.”
BOOSTER
Johnson said, “Third and most important, we need to strengthen our protections for this new variant.
“We don’t know how effective our Omicron vaccines are, but there are good reasons to believe that they will at least partially protect us.”
“If you’re boosted your response is likely stronger so it’s even more crucial that people get their jabs, and we get those boosters to arms as soon as possible.
“We are going to boost our booster campaign. We already plan to do six million jabs alone in England within the next three weeks. Now we want to go even further.
“The Health Secretary has asked the JCVI (Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation) to consider giving boosters to as wide a group as possible as well as reducing the gap between your second dose and your booster.”
Despite the mounting concerns, the PM promised to keep his word. “Christmas will be considerably better than last year.”
RETURN OF FACE MASKS
The new rules require everyone to wear a mask when they go into shops, museums, or public transport in England, unless they are exempt from medical requirements.
Boris Johnson indicated that the exact rules regarding face coverings would be published soon.
He stated this to the Downing Street press event: “On facecovers, what are we looking at? Retail and transport. Just going back to a place where you must wear them in retail settings, or on public transport.
“But the Health Secretary Saj (Javid) will be setting out more in the course of the next day or so.”
Grant Shapps, Transport Secretary, stated that public transport will require face coverings. “in some other indoor settings”.
He tweeted: “With Omicron variants first identified in the UK we are taking extra precautions to protect public health.
“All fully vaccinated arriving citizens of the UK must self-isolate on arrival. They should take a PCR test at least two days before they arrive and then continue to self isolate until they receive a negative response.
“Those who are positive for the virus must remain isolated for a minimum of 10 days. For unvaccinated travellers, there will be no changes. Also, people will now need to cover their faces when they travel by public transport or in other indoor settings.
“These are targeted measures to provide confidence and protection, and we will review these measures in three weeks to ensure they are working effectively.”
In shops and public transport, face coverings will be compulsory “next week”According to a statement by 10 Downing Street,
Following the press conference by Prime Minister, this statement stated: “Face covers will be compulsory in shops and public transport starting next week.
“All hospitality settings will be exempt.”
These restrictions do not apply to Scotland or Wales, nor Northern Ireland. They also signal a U-Turn on England’s road map out of lockdown.
Sajid Javid today confirmed that two people tested positive for the Omicron variant in Britain.
Both cases are connected and both infected persons are unable to be with their families.
Infected individuals traveled from southern Africa to the UK in order to contract Omicron. Since then, there has been an explosion in Omicron cases.
To stop the spread of HIV, Angola Mozambique Malawi Zambia, Malawi, and Zambia were added to the UK Government’s red list. Therefore, arrivals are required to stay at home for at least 10 days beginning tomorrow at 4am.
Chelmsford, Nottingham, and Chelmsford are also using targeted testing. “precaution”.
Sky News’ Mr Javid made the announcement and said: “Last night, I was contacted in the UK by the UK Health Security Agency.
“I was informed by Omicron that there were two cases of the new Omicron variant in the United Kingdom.
“One in Chelmsford, the other in Nottingham.”
He said, “Thanks to our world-class genome sequencing, we have been made aware that there are two cases in the UK of Omicron variant.”
“We have made rapid progress and individuals are now self-isolating, while contact tracing continues.
“We will protect the UK public from this emerging threat. This is why we are testing our capacity and introducing travel restrictions to four more countries: Malawi Mozambique Zambia Angola.
“We will not hesitate if necessary to take further action.”
“This is a stark reminder of the fact that we are still not out of the pandemic.
“Getting the vaccine has never been more important – please come forward for your first jab if you haven’t already and if eligible, book your booster as soon as possible.”
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