Sajid Javid rejected telling people to work from home HuffPost UKThe health secretary today rejected telling people to work from home despite the government introducing new covid measures. Sajid Javid said he did not think it was “necessary” for people to work from home amid concerns over the new omicron variant. AdvertisementIt comes after Boris Johnson last night announced compulsory mask-wearing and stricter travel rules to combat the new highly transmissible strain. Asked if people should work from home “where possible” Javid told the BBC’s Andrew Marr show: “No, I don’t think that’s necessary. It comes after the UK Health Security Agency detected cases of the variant in Nottingham and in Brentwood, Essex.

Source: Huffington Post November 28, 2021 11:28 UTC