Coronavirus: Britain introduces new measures to spread omicron – SME.sk

LONDON. Britain announced additional measures on Sunday to stop the spread of the coronavirus variant omicron.

As of Tuesday, daily antigen testing for seven days has been introduced for fully vaccinated people who have come into contact with an infected person.

The AFP agency informed about it.

Unvaccinated residents will have to stay in quarantine for ten days after meeting a positive person.

The isolation will also apply to anyone who either has a positive test or shows signs of the disease, the British Ministry of Health said.

“We are taking this appropriate and more practical measure to reduce the impact (pandemics) on people’s daily lives and at the same time help limit the spread of omicron,” said Health Minister Sajid Javid.

People will be alerted to the fact that they have come into contact with a person infected with a covid, the National Health Service’s (NHS) “Test and Trace” system or its covid application.

In addition, from next week, there will be an opportunity to be vaccinated with a third anti-covid dose for people over 30 years of age. AFP points out that the British Government has set itself the objective of administering a booster benefit vaccines by the end of January to all adults in the country.

“The omicron variant is gaining ground in the UK and is expected to become dominant by mid-December,” he said. In London, the omicron variant makes up about a third of all those infected. Education Minister Nadhim Zahawi said on Sunday that the first patients infected with the omicron variant had already been taken to the hospital, two weeks after the variant was confirmed in Britain.

During the week, the British Prime Minister also announced several changes to the rules in the fight against the omikron variant Boris Johnson. As of Monday, December 13, the government in England has again ordered work from home to people who have the conditions.

A certificate confirming vaccination or a negative test will be required to enter nightclubs and events.

Britain is one of the hardest hit countries, with more than 146,000 deaths coronavirus and at an extremely high level – around 50,000 – daily increments of infected people remain.

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