Britain introduces new measures for dissemination of omikron variant – TVNOVINY.sk

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12. 12. 2021 17:30 | LONDON / TASR

In London, the omicron variant already makes up about a third of all those infected.

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Britain announced additional measures on Sunday to stop the spread coronavirus omicron variant. 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 more appropriate and 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. The British government has set itself the goal of administering a booster dose of the vaccine to all adults in the country by the end of January.

“The omicron variant is gaining ground in the UK and is expected to become dominant by mid-December,” said the head of the health department. transported the first patients infected with the omicron variant, two weeks after the variant was confirmed in Britain.

During the week, the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson also announced several changes to the rules in the fight against the omikron variant. 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 coronavirus deaths, and daily infections are still at an extremely high level – around 50,000.