Coalville: What does the introduction of Plan B Covid measures mean for you?
By Graham Hill
9th Dec 2021 | Local News
Covid restrictions are back in the shape of Plan B.
So how will that affect you?
Sky News reports that, as part of its COVID-19 Autumn and Winter Plan 2021, the Government outlined a set of measures that would be brought in "if the data suggests the NHS is likely to come under unsustainable pressure". They were drawn up before the Omicron variant emerged and only apply to England, as COVID restrictions are devolved to the Scottish and Welsh governments and Northern Ireland Executive. Those changes, which have now been expanded in light of the variant, are:- Reintroducing guidance to work from home, if you can, from 13 December
- Legally mandating face masks in "most public indoor venues", including theatres and cinemas from 10
- December, with exceptions "where it's not practical, including while eating, drinking, exercising or singing"
- NHS COVID passes for nightclubs, unseated indoor venues with more than 500 people, unseated outdoor venues with more than 4,000 people, and any venue with more than 10,000 people
- Daily testing for people identified as a contact of a coronavirus case - with isolation required only for people who test positive
- Face masks were already a legal requirement in shops, banks, post offices, hairdressers and on public transport in England as of 30 November.
- Why is it being brought in now?
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