As expected, UK PM Boris Johnson announced that the UK will move to Covid-19 "plan B". Guidance to work from home has thus been reintroduced, face mask requirements will now be expanded to most public venues and the NHS will make the NHS Covid Pass mandatory for entry into nightclubs, venues and places with large crowds.

Businesses will have one week's notice to adhere to the NHS Covid Pass requirements. If it becomes clear that the booster shots are capable of holding the Omicron variant at bay, Johnson added, then we will be able to move forward as before.