New turn of the screw on the other side of the Channel.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday announced a tightening of restrictions to stop the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in the United Kingdom, including the return to telework on Monday and the introduction of the vaccine passport for certain large gatherings.

"It is becoming increasingly clear that Omicron is spreading much faster than the previous Delta variant", with 568 cases identified to date in the UK, and an actual number "certainly much higher," said Mr. Johnson at a press conference.

Go to "plan B"

Noting that the number of cases due to Omicron seemed to double every two or three days in the country, and without prejudging the severity of the symptoms caused by the variant, the conservative leader stressed that "this exponential growth could lead to a sharp rise hospitalizations and therefore, unfortunately, deaths ”.

"This is why moving to plan B" restrictions in England is "the proportionate and reasonable thing to do", time to speed up the vaccine booster campaign, he added.

As of Monday, the government therefore asks employees to work from home "if possible".

The vaccine passport, contested by some members of the Conservative majority, is introduced for the first time in England, in nightclubs and in all places of more than 10,000 people.

The United Kingdom, one of the most bereaved countries in Europe with almost 146,000 dead since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, had already reintroduced measures to fight Omicron, such as travel restrictions, to the chagrin in the area, and wearing a mask in shops and public transport.

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