THE country faces an abrupt Covid crackdown after Boxing Day under new plans being drawn up in Whitehall amid warnings 50,000 NHS staff could be off sick with Omicron by Christmas. People will be f…
where mayor Sadiq Khan said he was “incredibly concerned” by infection levels.
Mr Khan said: “Omicron has quickly become dominant. We are already feeling the impact and while we are still learning about this variant, it’s right that London’s key agencies work closely together to minimise the impact on our city, including helping to protect the vital vaccination programme.” The science body advisers have recommended returning to measures from earlier this year including banning indoor mixing — seen as the biggest risk of virus spread.
Health Secretary Sajid Javid said: “We’re in a race between the virus and vaccine and doing everything in our power to get jabs in arms.”
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