Boris Johnson announced new measures to curb the propagation of the Omicron variant in England.
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It is in a deleterious atmosphere, downing street wiping scandals, which Boris Johnson decided, Wednesday, December 8, to trigger his “plan B”, announcing new measures to curb the propagation of the Omicron variant in England . Weakened by the “PartyGate”, these press revelations on Christmas holidays organized last year in Downing Street in full confinement, the British Prime Minister announced that from Monday 13 December the English should again opt for the teleworking “as much as possible”. The mandatory port of the mask will be extended to theaters and cinemas. And, for the first time in the country, will also be introduced by vaccine passports – in discos, for large gatherings. Until now, the government did not dare to take the plunge, because of the strong resistance in the ranks of the Conservative Party.
“We do not yet have enough data to say that it is less dangerous than the delta variant and it spreads at a very high pace in the country: the number of cases could double every two to three days “Explained Johnson at a press conference on Wednesday night, adding that the passage B is” reasonable and proportioned “. In Scotland, Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon reintroduced teleworking from Tuesday, December 7th. That same day, 437 cases of Omicron variants have been detected in the country but “there are probably already thousands,” said Johnson.
“Especially among young people”
“Omicron could quickly become dominant,” said Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer of Downing Street. “For the moment, it circulates mostly among young people, but we have seen it in previous waves, it could quickly progress in the rest of the population and it may translate, with a lag of two to three weeks, By a very sharp rise in hospitalizations. Hence the decision to activate Plan B, adds Mr. Whitty. For if the reminder campaign advance at a good pace (21.3 million British had received their “booster” on Wednesday), and if it has so far allowed to contain hospitalizations, it may not be enough to hold Omicron.
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Boris Johnson ruined these ads for the purpose of making the anger forgotten by the allegations of violation of the health rules by his collaborators – or by himself? The Daily Mirror and the BBC argue that at least a Christmas party bringing together “dozens of people” was held on December 18, 2020 in Downing Street, while the gatherings of two people of different homes were prohibited. The Prime Minister has so far denied the existence of these holidays but indignation has risen from a notch, Tuesday, when a video showing one of his spokespersons, Allegra Stratton, laughing in private about these holidays , has leaked on social networks (M me Stratton resigned a few hours later).
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