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All The Covid Rule Changes You Need To Know For The Omicron Variant

Face masks are back, isolation is changing and travel is tighter – the new Covid rules in case you missed them.

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Here Are All The Places Where You Now Have To Wear A Face Mask

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These Are The Symptoms Of The Omicron Variant We Know So Far

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THE LATEST ON COVID

Omicron: No10 Knocks Back Health Boss Over Advice On Socialising

“No. Our advice to the public is as set out at the weekend," the prime minister's spokesman replied.

Sophia Sleigh

Don't Socialise If You Don't Need To, Health Chief Says Amid Omicron Concerns

Jenny Harries, the chief executive of the UK Health Security Agency, also said working from home would be a 'good thing to do' if the new variant began to surge.

Alexandra Rogers

Health Minister Says Christmas Is 'On Track' Despite Concerns Over Omicron Variant

Gillian Keegan also said she would rather 'overreact than underreact' to the emergence of the new Covid strain.

Alexandra Rogers

How To Cope If The Omicron News Has Resurfaced Anxiety, Anger And Despair

Things are sounding bleak again, and we've been here before. How should we deal with it?

Faima Bakar

'We Expect Cases To Rise' - Sajid Javid Warns As Booster Scheme Expanded

“In this race between the vaccines and the virus, the new variant may have given the virus extra legs," the health secretary said.

Sophia Sleigh

Covid Latest: Watchdog Recommends Rolling Out Boosters To 18-Year-Olds And Over

Deputy chief medical officer Jonathan Van-Tam said: "The booster programme has never been more vital than at this point in time."

Kate Nicholson

Downing Street Rejects Sturgeon And Drakeford Calls For Self-Isolation Extension

Sturgeon has said Scots should start working from home immediately to curb the spread of the virus.

Sophia Sleigh

Everything We Know (And Don't Know) About The Omicron Variant So Far

It may be more transmissible, but it's too early to say if we'll see more hospitalisations.

Rachel Moss

Health Minister Defends Not Introducing Plan B Despite Omicron Concerns

"We're very much on the front foot with this," Edward Argar claimed.

Kate Nicholson