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08 December 2021 Boris Johnson evaluates the imposition of new restrictions on the Coronavirus in England. In the "Plan B" Green Pass mandatory vaccination and the return to widespread smart working. The British premier is worried about the advance of Omicron. 



Johnson: "It spreads much faster than previous variants"


"We cannot assume that the Omicron variant of Covid-19 is less serious than the others that preceded it" - with this premier the British premier announced a series of new restrictions for stop the spread of infections in the United Kingdom. "What is certain - he added - is that it spreads much more rapidly than the previous variants, and there is a rapid increase in cases in the United Kingdom and South Africa". 



Towards a new squeeze


In the United Kingdom there will be a new tightening with the obligation of Green Pass in the premises, the widespread use of smart working and masks. In Europe, Omicron is mainly present in England and is spreading much faster than the others, "with cases - Johnson told the press - which could double every two or three days".



The new measures in England


If implemented, the new restrictions provide for the vaccination Green Pass after two doses for entry to discos and clubs, the return to work from home and the extension of the use of the mask to most of the premises indoors.    



Straits across Europe


Further tightenings have already taken place in Scandinavian countries, because infections are on the rise: in

Denmark

schools and bars stop: clubs and restaurants must close at midnight.

In

Norway

, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store has imposed a ceiling on home meetings and the obligation to wear a mask (where distancing is impossible).    



In

Germany

- the most exposed European country - the weekly incidence rate is decreasing but the daily infections remain very high: at 70 thousand with 527 deaths (never so many since February).