People should work from home and not go to Christmas parties if they have a sniffle, the scientist behind the Zoe Covid tracker app has recommended. Professor Tim Spector said that more than a quarter of colds were actually Covid-19 and that people should stay at home and take a test if they were at all unwell. SponsoredYesterday morning Boris Johnson said that no further restrictions were needed to deal with the Omicron variant. Although he again refused to rule out imposing such measures before Christmas, his spokesman said that Downing Street was planning a Christmas party for staff this year. Tim Spector said that many people catching the virus now did not have the fever, persistent cough or loss of sense of smell ALAMYYesterday Sajid Javid, the health secretary said that although “Covid-19 likes the colder

Source: The Times December 07, 2021 08:40 UTC