Covid-19: Javid to set out measures amid new variant and Netherlands tightens restrictions
Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Sunday morning. We'll have another update for you tomorrow.Mask wearing will be mandatory in shops and on public transport in England from Tuesday, Health Secretary Sajid Javid has said. PCR tests for everyone entering the UK will also be introduced and all contacts of new variant cases will have to self-isolate, even if fully jabbed.
and use surveillance to halt the strain's spread, according to local media. The ban is expected to come into effect at midnight on Sunday, following full cabinet approval.have come into force in the Netherlands , amid record Covid cases and concerns over the new Omicron variant. For at least the next three weeks, hospitality and cultural venues such as cafes, museums and cinemas must close by 17:00. The government says the curbs are critical to protect hospitals from becoming overwhelmed. Meanwhile, some 61 people - who recently arrived on two KLM flights from South Africa - are being tested for the new variant.
- instead of applauded - for discovering the new variant Omicron. The foreign ministry made the statement as countries around the world restricted travel from southern Africa as details of the spread emerged. Its officials say South Africa should be praised for discovering Omicron, not hit with travel bans. The country first reported the variant on 24 November.Today is the deadline for the members of two key branches of the US military - the Navy and the Marines - to get Covid jabs.
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