a major incident today.” He added, “This is a statement of how serious things are”. Khan, a Labour Party member, also declared a serious emergency in January, when growing COVID-19 cases threatened to overload hospitals.
According to estimates, over 80% of new COVID-19 cases in London are thought to be caused by Omicron strain. Prime Minister Boris Johnson led an emergency committee conference in the weekend with the governments of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, each of which has its own public health authority.
According to the media, the government officials were updated regarding the recent coronavirus findings on Saturday. As per the media reports, officials were planning to create new guidelines. These laws, if implemented, would prohibit indoor mingling in England except for work for two weeks following Christmas, during which time pubs and restaurants would be confined to table service outdoors.
The media reported that individuals would be free to gather outside in groups of up to six. However, the ministers are yet to decide on the new guidelines formally. According to a government official’s statement, “The government would continue to look closely at all the emerging data and we’ll keep our measures under review as we learn more about this variant.” Johnson stated, “we are not closing things down.”
