Boris Johnson tonight all-but ruled out another lockdown and held out the prospect of a return closer to normality within weeks amid hopes the Omicron wave is already slowing down.
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Almost every part of British life has been hit by people quarantining at home because of Omicron - but the Government is still refusing to slash self-isolation from seven days to five days.
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Sajid Javid today said he will be personally running the nation s accelerated Covid booster jab programme as he sidelined Vaccines Minister Maggie Throup.