good afternoon. borisjohnson will meet his scientific advisers this afternoon, as he considers whether to introduce further coronavirus restrictions in england to slow the spread of the omicron variant. it s expected he ll hear about the impact on hospital admissions and nhs staff sickness over recent days. further controls have come into effect today in northern ireland and scotland. the new measures affect the hospitality and leisure industries. in scotland, nightclubs have to close for at least three weeks and one metre social distancing and table service has been reinstated in hospitality settings where alcohol is served. table service has also resumed in hospitality venues across northern ireland. no more than six people will be allowed to sit together. dancing is also prohibited, except at weddings. yesterday in wales, the rule of six was reinstated
new measures will meet a general requirement of two metres social distancing in all premises open to the public and workplaces, subject to the taste of test of reasonable measures. rule of six in hospitality, cinemas, theatres. all licensed premises will have to take additional measures to protect customers and staff including table service, and collecting contact details with the face coverings will be required in hospitality settings at all times apart from when seated. large events will not be able to go ahead indoors or outdoors. the maximum number of people who can gather in a indoor adventure will be 30, and 50 people outdoors. indoor event. up to 50 spectators
in scotland, nightclubs have to close for at least three weeks, and one metre social distancing and table service has been reinstated in hospitality settings where alcohol is served. table service has also resumed in hospitality venues across northern ireland. no more than six people will be allowed to sit together. dancing is also prohibited, except at weddings. yesterday in wales, the rule of six was reinstated for people meeting in pubs, cinemas and restaurants. then outside of the uk, new york has also become the first us city to require vaccines for all private sector workers. new york city has also made it compulsory for everyone aged 12 and above to be fully vaccinated against covid in order to access indoor entertainment and sports activities. indian authorities are to impose a night time curfew in delhi to try to contain a growing number of cases. the restriction will last for six hours each night. we ll visit all of those stories this hour, first let s start with the latest i
in force here in scotland. other changes mean the guidance against meeting up with more than three households at a time will be scrapped along with the curbs on indoor contact sports. the most controversial area and she touched on that as you heard chest and was the decision to extend the vaccine passport scheme to more hospitality settings for states. they decided against that and business groups have welcomed the lifting of most of these restrictions on the fact that these restrictions on the fact that the scheme is not going to be an extended as has opposition parties and although the scottish conservatives called for the vaccine passport scheme to be scrapped entirely and for tackling waiting times in the nhs while labour said business is worth teetering on the brink and called on the government to go further in getting promised financial support.
hello and welcome. good afternoon. the bbc understands no further covid restrictions in england are set to be announced today. borisjohnson is meeting with his scientific advisers as he considers whether further measures might be needed to slow the spread of the omicron variant. it s expected he ll hear about the impact on hospital admissions and nhs staff sickness over recent days. further controls have come into effect today in northern ireland and scotland. the new measures there affect the hospitality and leisure industries. in scotland, nightclubs have to close for at least three weeks and one metre social distancing and table service has been reinstated in hospitality settings