It’s hard to see how Plan B is going to rein in Omicron. "In many ways, the most effective way of diminishing contact is to have a circuit breaker."Īnalysis by Thomas Moore, science correspondent He said: "The only way really, or at least the most effective way, we can have an immediate effect is to decrease the number of contacts we have. Stephen Reicher, professor of social psychology at the University of St Andrews and a member of SAGE, earlier told Times Radio that Plan B alone would not be enough to curb infections. The source said the circuit breaker would need to last for long enough for everyone to get a booster, building an extra wall of defence. Under the step 2 restrictions of the roadmap out of lockdown pubs and restaurants could only serve at tables outside and indoor mixing with other households was banned.
Sky News understands that experts who produce advice for ministers believe there are now "hundreds of thousands" of infections every day, many more than the number of official cases recorded on the daily dashboard.Ī return to measures that we were living with in April would be needed to stop hospitals being overwhelmed. Further restrictions are needed within days to stop hospitals being overwhelmed by the surge of Omicron, according to senior government scientists.
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