[Sputnik] UK ministers are drawing up proposals for a post-Christmas two-week "circuit breaker" lockdown to slow the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, reported The Times.Under these measures, England would return to a ban on indoor social contact except for work purposes, while pubs and restaurants would be limited to outdoor service, similar to the rules imposed this April.
The ministers are allegedly acting on advice from scientific advisers, who have warned that measures are urgently needed beyond the currently in place Plan B, According to cited leaked minutes of a meeting of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage).