T he most effective way to stop the spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus would be to have a circuit-breaker lockdown before Christmas, a leading Government adviser has said. Prof Reicher, who was speaking to Times Radio in a personal capacity, said the time to act was now. It comes amid reports officials have been drawing up draft plans for a two-week circuit-breaker lockdown after Christmas. On Saturday, Prof Reicher told Times Radio that “all the science suggests that (Plan B is) not going to be enough”. Boris Johnson was reportedly presented with a number of options on Friday (Leon Neal/PA) / PA WireHe told Times Radio: “I would support the circuit-breaker.

Source: The Times December 18, 2021 16:22 UTC