LONDON—The British government has asked public sector managers to test their contingency plans against a worst-case scenario of 25 percent staff absence as part of efforts to minimise disruption from the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
With daily infection numbers at a record high and people who test positive required to self-isolate for at least seven days, the government expects businesses and public services to face disruption in the coming weeks, it said in a statement.
