PM Johnson tightens Covid norms over Omicron fear, calls for work from home

Mandates vax passports in large venues

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson (pictured) tightened pandemic rules to curb the spread of the Omicron variant, advising people to work from home and mandating use of   vaccine passports in large venues.

“It’s become increasingly clear that Omicron is growing much faster than the previous Delta variant,” Johnson said at a televised press conference on Wednesday, announcing the measures for England. It’s the “proportionate and responsible thing to do to move to Plan B,” he said.

The prime minister ruled out following other countries in making vaccinations mandatory, even though the number of Omicron cases in Britain nearly doubled in