the situation in england. but scotland, wales and northern ireland have all introduced further restrictions this week. people in wales and scotland are living with curbs on hospitality, including the closure of nightclubs. and all three nations have imposed restrictions on social mixing indoors. some of the scientists who advise the westminster government say ministers in england are acting on the optimistic end of the spectrum in terms of assessing the impact of the omicron spread. in the united states, health officials have halved the recommended isolation time for people with asymptomatic covid 19 from ten to five days, amid a surge in cases. france and germany have both re introduced tougher coronavirus restrictions. the french government has stopped just short of a stay at home order, but has called on employers to force their staff to work from home. demonstrations have taken place across eastern germany overnight against the new measures there.
restrictions this week. people in wales and scotland are living with curbs on hospitality, including the closure of nightclubs and all three nations have imposed restrictions on social mixing indoors. in the united states, health officials have halved the recommended isolation time for people with asymptomatic covid i9 from 10 to five days, amid a surge in cases. france and germany have both re introduced tougher coronavirus restrictions. the french government has stopped just short of a stay at home order, but working from home will now be compulsory. demonstrations have taken place across eastern germany overnight against the new measures there. our first report is from our correspondent sophie hutchinson. a vaccination centre in lambeth, in london. among the boroughs worst affected by omicron in the uk. staff here say there is no
all introduced further restrictions this week. people in wales and scotland are living with curbs on hospitality, including the closure of nightclubs, and all three nations have imposed restrictions on social mixing indoors. in the united states, health officials have halved the recommended isolation time for people with asymptomatic covid i9 from 10 to five days, amid a surge in cases. france and germany have both re introduced tougher coronavirus restrictions. the french government has stopped just short of a stay at home order, but working from home is now compulsory. demonstrations have taken place across eastern germany against the new measures there. we ll have more on those stories shortly; but our first report this hour is from our health correspondent sophie hutchinson. a vaccination centre in lambeth, in london. among the boroughs worst affected by omicron in the uk. staff here say there is no
that the government would wait untiljanuary before re evaluating the situation in england. but scotland, wales and northern ireland have all introduced further restrictions this week. people in wales and scotland are living with curbs on hospitality, including the closure of nightclubs. and all three nations have imposed restrictions on social mixing indoors. some of the scientists who advise the westminster government say ministers in england are acting on the optimistic end of the spectrum in terms of assessing the impact of the omicron spread. record numbers of coronavirus cases were recorded in england on christmas day. here s our political correspondent, iain watson. with christmas celebrations coming to a close, there had been fears of a much bleaker new year. with covid cases continuing at high levels, scotland, wales and northern ireland have all imposed new restrictions. but in england, the emphasis for the time being is on caution, not compulsion.
people in england are being urged to take care in the run up to new year s eve after the westminster government decided not to bring in further covid rules. ministers say they re keeping the decision under close review, but that the early indications are that the omicron variant isn t leading to the level of serious disease seen in previous waves. the uk government is to wait untiljanuary before re evaluating the situation, but scotland, wales and northern ireland have all introduced further restrictions this week. people in wales and scotland are living with curbs on hospitality, including the closure of nightclubs, and all three nations have imposed restrictions on social mixing indoors. here s our health correspondent sophie hutchinson. a vaccination centre in lambeth, in london. among the boroughs worst affected by omicron in the uk. staff here say there s no