A number of countries have banned travellers from Scotland and the rest of the UK amid growing Omicron numbers.
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The UK Covid Alert Level has been urgently increased in light of a rapid increase in Omicron cases.
Following advice from the UK Health Security Agency, the UK Chief Medical Officers and NHS England National Medical Director have recommended to Ministers that the UK COVID Alert Level should increase from Level 3 to Level 4.
This is over concerns of increasing Covid-19 rates across the nation and the surge of Omicron cases.
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A number of countries have banned travellers from Scotland and the rest of the UK amid growing Omicron numbers.
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The UK has today recorded the highest number of daily Coronavirus cases since the pandemic began.
Health leaders from across Greater Manchester have released a message to residents about what they can do to help stop an exponential rise in Omicron cases.
Boris Johnson will address the nation tonight in a televised broadcast on Covid as the UK's threat level was raised.
The UK's coronavirus alert level has been raised from level three to four amid the concerning surge of Omicron cases.
As cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus surge across the UK, some governments have effectively banned UK citizens from entering.
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The UK has recorded the highest number of daily Covid-19 cases in almost a year.
The Health Secretary has warned that the UK could see a million Omicron infections by the end of December in what could become a 'perilous winter'.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered citizens to work from home if possible, made masks mandatory in certain indoor venues and is introducing “Covid passports” as a form of entry.
A winter lockdown cannot be ruled out amid fears over the Omicron variant, a leading Covid expert has said.