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More now on the restrictions that come into effect this morning in england which its hoped will reduce the spread of the new coronavirus variant, omicron. it is now mandatory to wear face coverings on public transport and in shops, but not in hospitality venues. isolation rules have also returned for travellers coming into the uk, until they receive a negative pcr test. also all contacts of suspected omicron cases will be contacted by nhs test and trace and required to self—isolate for ten days, regardless of your vaccination status to talk through the impact on businesses i'm joined by dr r...

Isolation rules for anyone in contact with positive cases. travel from south africa linked to more than a dozen omicron cases on board two klm flights to amsterdam. those travelers now in isolation. >> it's now 5:00 at the airport. >> reporter: paula zimmerman had to wait 18 hours at the airport until tests came back negative. >> i had a really great trip seeing, you know, family and friends and visiting wonderful south africa. in retrospect maybe it would have been wiser not to go. >> reporter: south africa tonight hitting back at the travel bans saying it should be applauded for its science ...

About who is included in the scheme, and how it will actually work. we don't even know if we are included as one of the 500 companies. if we were included, we don't know how the testing is going to operate, so to be honest with you, we haven't got a clue. but this isn'tjust a problem for the food industry. transport networks have been hit as well. many railway companies have had to cancel services because they can't get enough drivers. emergency services have been hit, and pubs and restaurants have had to close because they can't get enough staff. there are exemptions available for a small num...

We don't even know if we are included as one of the 500 companies. if we were included, we don't know how the testing is going to operate, so to be honest with you, we haven't got a clue. but this isn'tjust a problem for the food industry. transport networks have been hit as well. many railway companies have had to cancel services because they can't get enough drivers. emergency services have been hit, and pubs and restaurants have had to close because they can't get enough staff. there are exemptions available for a small number of fully vaccinated critical workers in sectors such as energy, ...

Transport networks have been hit as well. many railway companies have had to cancel services because they can't get enough drivers. emergency services have been hit, and pubs and restaurants have had to close because they can't get enough staff. there are exemptions available for a small number of fully vaccinated critical workers in sectors such as energy, watersupply, medicines, emergency services and border control. but the system has been criticised as too narrow, and the government is under pressure to extend it, before a much wider relaxation of isolation rules comes in on august 16th. s...