COVID-19: Pre-departure tests now required of arrivals in the UK to slow spread of Omicron

He said on Monday that some of the UK's 336 confirmed Omicron cases were not connected to travel.

It is not yet know how the Omicron variant differs from the Delta one, but some early indications from the UK Health Security Agency are that the window between infection and infectiousness may be shorter than for the Delta variant.The travel industry has reacted with anger to the new testing rules and the earlier additions to the red list, and Mr Javid responded by saying the measures were temporary.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer called on the government to do"whatever it can" to lower the price of COVID-19 pre-departure tests, saying people are"getting really hammered by prices that can't be justified". Also on Tuesday, European Union health ministers will discuss whether to adjust travel restrictions imposed on southern African countries after the Omicron variant was first reported by scientists in South Africa.

The ministers could agree to PCR tests for vaccinated third-country nationals from the region, meaning that some of the travel bans could be lifted within a week, according to a Bloomberg report.

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its already here and spreading

Polite replies please I am 100% pro vaccine &triple vaccinated. every politician&journalist BorisJohnson Conservatives EdDaveyNews TheLabourParty_ LiberalDemocr19 Keir_Starmer Need to watch this whatever political views 🤔🤔🤔

Tough on a bit of the sniffles; tough on the causes of a bit of the sniffles. Decisive, bold action right there 👏 Don't forget to wear your virtue-masks everybody, especially outside where everyone can see you being a good little citizen 😷

Unless of course you arrive on a dingy in which case you will instead be given a mobile phone, money, free health care and a stay in a luxury hotel until you run away and claim benefits with that fake passport

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