UK Announced New Measures to Tackle New Covid-19 Omicron Variant Spread

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Boris Johnson, prime minister of the United Kingdom is going to announce the future measures for the purpose of stopping the spread of the novel corona virus after the two new cases of the omicron covid-19 variant had been detected in the United Kingdom. Four more countries in the continent of Africa are going to be added to the red list of the United Kingdom.

Sajid Javid, health secretary of the United Kingdom has also targeted the testing two areas in the United Kingdom, and Sajid Javid also said that, the prime minister is also going to set out the further measures during a press conference.

This moves come after the United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said that, two cases of the new corona virus variant, that is going to be feared for having a high rate of re-infection had also been discovered in the United Kingdom. The travellers arriving in the United Kingdom from the red list countries within 10 days will have to self-quarantine themselves and also take PCR tests, and they also have to quarantine themselves in a government managed hotel.

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The UKHSA has confirmed the two new omicron covid-19 cases after the genomic sequencing, and a source of the UK government has confirmed that, the two new covid-19 cases had been involving and linked to the southern region of the continent of Africa. Sajid Javid also said, this has been a real reminder that, this novel corona virus pandemic has been far from over and he has also urged the people for getting their covid-19 vaccine doses along with the booster doses.