UK’s Johnson Rejects Health Chief’s Call for Limiting Socialising Over Omicron Variant

UK’s Johnson Rejects Health Chief’s Call for Limiting Socialising Over Omicron Variant
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Lordship Lane Primary Care Centre in London, on Nov. 30, 2021. Paul Grover-WPA Pool/Getty Images
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has rejected a health chief’s call for people not to socialise if they do not need to in the run-up to Christmas.

In response to the potential threat posed by the Omicron COVID-19 variant, the UK government has re-imposed rules requiring face coverings in shops and public transport but did not extend any restrictions to the hospitality sector.