The government will have to act if there is a big increase in hospitalisations, George Eustice says.
Pubs, bars and restaurants have been hard hit in the run-up to Christmas, due to mass cancellations over Omicron variant fears.
"It will be a welcome boost and keeping restrictions to a minimum and lifting the remaining restrictions as quickly as possible to help the beleaguered sector back on to the road to recovery." "This is not the same disease as we were seeing a year ago," he said, adding that people in the UK had been pretty sensible in their behaviour.
He told BBC Breakfast that while there may come a point where Covid was treated like a common cold that should not be the case for people who work in the NHS as they worked with potentially "very, very vulnerable" people. Conservative MPs - who recently inflicted the largest rebellion of Mr Johnson's premiership over the introduction of Covid passes - were among those who welcomed Monday's announcement.
Österreich Neuesten Nachrichten, Österreich Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
COVID-19: Around 8,000 flights cancelled globally between Christmas Eve and Boxing Day due to coronavirusIn the US, around 3,000 flights in or out of the country were cancelled as Omicron COVID infections continue to surge.
Weiterlesen »
Covid: PM gets Covid briefing as UK nations tighten rulesCould we see new Covid measures before the new year? Boris Johnson is due to be briefed on the latest data today and is weighing whether restrictions are needed. 😷
Weiterlesen »
Cabinet ministers sceptical of stricter Covid curbs in EnglandBoris Johnson likely to face pushback if he decides latest hospital data shows need to tighten restrictions
Weiterlesen »