BBCNEWS BBC News at One January 5, 2022 13:02:00
To impose further covid restrictions in england, despite surging cases due to the omicron variant. health officials have confirmed this lunchtime that the rules will be changed so that people in england who test positive for covid with a lateral flow device — but don't have symptoms — will no longer be asked to take a follow—up pcr test. borisjohnson has said he hoped the country could "ride out" the omicron wave, despite the uk recording a record number of positive daily cases yesterday. here's our political correspondentjonathan blake. are correspondent jonathan blake. you are correspo...