Stricter Plan B measures could be brought in, months after health bosses first started calling for them to be introduced, according to Sky News and The Sun. While officials have denied plans are afoot to bring in tougher rules, Sky News said it has been told by officials Mr Johnson could implement Plan B as early as this week. The Sun has also reported that Boris Johnson told his Cabinet “early indications are that it is more transmissible than Delta”. Mask wearing - part of the Covid Plan B - was reintroduced across England last week (image: AFP/Getty Images)Under the Government’s winter Covid Plan B, people would be asked to work from home and vaccine passports could be introduced across England - a measure that is already in place in Scotland. Mandatory mask-wearing - another part of Plan B - was brought back for the first time in months last week.

Source: The Times December 08, 2021 11:43 UTC