hello and welcome to the programme. there are increasing doubts about the new coronavirus restrictions announced by britain s prime minister, borisjohnson, amid public anger over allegations his staff held parties in breach of lockdown rules last year. the new restrictions include that from monday people in england will be encouraged to work from home wherever possible. but more immediately, from friday, face masks will have to be worn in most public indoor venues. and the nhs covid pass will now be mandatory for nightclubs and other venues with large crowds. but the anger over the alleged christmas party last year and the video of government advisers apparently mocking the restrictions has led many mps to question the prime minister s credibility. laura kuenssberg reports. hemmed in, borisjohnson stuck with two ugly problems that are mashed together.
simpson, bbc news, birmingham. public health scotland has tonight urged people to call off their christmas parties due to the rising number of cases of the omicron variant. many of the restrictions announced in england are already in place in other uk nations. in a moment we will be hearing from our correspondent james shaw moment we will be hearing from our correspondentjames shaw in glasgow and from emma vardy in northern ireland. hywel griffith takes us through the restrictions already in place in wales. england s plan b looks a lot like wales planai. facemasks have remained mandatory in public spaces. the advice to work from home was never removed. covid pass is work introduced here almost two months ago. initially in nightclubs and venues, theatres and cinemas, so what has the impact been? concerns about large queues have largely dissipated. in fact the complaint now is that parties are often seen but not scanned. covid case numbers in wales have been falling over the
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we will hear about another christmas party in norway that led to the biggest omicron outbreak in europe, and from south africa where scientists have spent the last two weeks testing the vaccines against this new variant. good evening. borisjohnson has moved england to plan b in an effort to stop the spread of the omicron variant. from monday people will be encouraged to work from home wherever possible. but more immediately from friday facemasks will have be worn in most public indoor venues. that includes theatres, cinemas, and restaurants. and the nhs covid pass will now be mandatory for nightclubs and other venues with large crowds. remorseless logic of exponential growth could lead to a big rise in hospitalisations and therefore, sadly, and deaths. in hospitalisations and therefore,