An “alarm” has been sounded in Britain as 12 people have lost their lives to the Omicron variant, Deputy Prime Minister Dominique Raab said today, refusing to rule out tightening social restrictions before Christmas.
Scientists do not hide their concern either, as the professor, Stephen Reicher or Omicron states, is like a high-speed train coming at us at high speed. He claims that it is not yet certain that the Omicron variant is milder than the Delta, clarifying that when this becomes known it may be too late.
Professor Gapta, for his part, points out that Britain still has to consider itself in a critical situation.
The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has canceled all his appointments to consider new measures and even a universal lockdown suggested by experts.
Health Minister Sajid Javid said yesterday that the government was closely monitoring the figures. Any decision to restrict Christmas rallies will come at a high political cost to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, whose power has been undermined by questions about whether he and his executives violated lockdown rules last year.
The Daily Telegraph reports that there are three scenarios that have been presented to the Prime Minister. The first is to follow the example of the Scottish Government and address a strict recommendation to citizens to restrict indoor gatherings.
The other option, which is believed to be the basic proposal of his scientific advisors, is to re-enact a regulation restricting indoor gatherings for people who do not live together, to set the opening hours of restaurants until 8 pm and to return the obligation keeping a distance of two meters. The third scenario predicts a universal lockdown.
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