{"id":1162323,"date":"2021-12-27T19:34:50","date_gmt":"2021-12-28T00:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1162323"},"modified":"2021-12-27T19:34:53","modified_gmt":"2021-12-28T00:34:53","slug":"omicron-splits-u-k-policy-makers-with-england-the-odd-one-out-after-choosing-not-to-impose-new-restrictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/omicron-splits-u-k-policy-makers-with-england-the-odd-one-out-after-choosing-not-to-impose-new-restrictions\/","title":{"rendered":"Omicron Splits U.K. Policy Makers, With England The Odd-One-Out After Choosing Not To Impose New Restrictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fomicron-splits-u-k-policy-makers-with-england-the-odd-one-out-after-choosing-not-to-impose-new-restrictions%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1162323&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>No further COVID-19 restrictions or lockdowns will be imposed in England before the new year, according to United Kingdom Health Secretary Sajid Javid, despite a rise in Omicron cases driving the return of government restrictions in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>Javid also said that people should \u201cremain cautious\u201d as the new year approaches and celebrate on December 31 outside if possible. U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that the government would continue to study incoming COVID data and also urged people to get their \u201cfirst, second or booster jab without delay,\u201d according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-59804686\">BBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This announcement surprised some, given that it does not align with the other nations which make up the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>Temporary measures have been imposed for hospitality and leisure businesses \u2014 such as pubs, restaurants, gyms, museums, and theaters \u2014 in Scotland, with physical distancing reinstated from 5 a.m. on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTable service must also be used in places where alcohol is served to drink on the premises,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-scotland-59781504\">BBC<\/a> explained. \u201cNightclubs also have to close for a period of at least three weeks, though they can stay open if they operate as a pub with table service and distancing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In Wales, only groups of six people or less are now permitted to meet in pubs, cinemas, and restaurants. These restrictions were enforced from 6 a.m. on December 26.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOutdoor events are limited to 50, with 30 people allowed indoors, which also applies to private homes,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-wales-59768306\">BBC<\/a> noted.<\/p>\n<p>And in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-northern-ireland-59796896\">Northern Ireland<\/a>, hospitality venues were limited to table service from Monday onwards, with a maximum of six people \u201callowed to sit together at a table and dancing is prohibited, unless at a wedding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition, only three households may mix, and employers must make efforts to ensure social distancing in the workplace.<\/p>\n<p>These moves come as record COVID-19 cases have been seen across the United Kingdom. In England, 113,628 new cases were reported on December 25, 103,558 on December 26, and 98,515 on December 27. In Scotland, provisional new case numbers were 8,252 on December 25, 11,030 on December 26, and 10,562 on December 27.<\/p>\n<p>However, despite international concern regarding the Omicron variant, it was recently reported that researchers for a new study said that Omicron appears to be milder than the Delta variant of COVID-19, leading to up to 80% fewer hospitalizations.<\/p>\n<p>Of the people who contract the virus and are hospitalized, they\u2019re also 70% less likely to be admitted to the intensive care unit or be put on a ventilator compared to those with Delta, the Daily Mail <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10339089\/Omicron-Covid-MILDER-three-major-studies-confirm-Research-England-Scotland-South-Africa.html\">reported<\/a> on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medrxiv.org\/content\/10.1101\/2021.12.21.21268116v1\">study<\/a> led by South Africa\u2019s National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo even though cases of omicron were less likely to end up in hospital than cases of delta, it is not possible to say whether this is due to inherent differences in virulence or whether this is due to higher population immunity in November compared to earlier in the year,\u201d Paul Hunter, a professor of medicine at the U.K.\u2019s University of East Anglia, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10335919\/Omicron-80-CENT-likely-cause-hospital-admission-Delta-major-study-suggests.html\">told<\/a> the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n<p>Ian Haworth is an Editor and Writer for The Daily Wire. Follow him on Twitter at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ighaworth\">@ighaworth<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No further COVID-19 restrictions or lockdowns will be imposed in England before the new year, according to United Kingdom Health Secretary Sajid Javid, despite a rise in Omicron cases driving the return of government restrictions in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Javid also said that people should \u201cremain cautious\u201d as the new year approaches and &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":77,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1162323","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1162323","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/77"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1162323"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1162323\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1162323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1162323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1162323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}