A Government science adviser has warned it is “too late” to effectively halt the spread of the Omicron variant in the UK. On Saturday, it was announced all travellers arriving to the UK will be required to take a Covid -19 pre-departure test from Tuesday.
Ministers said the extra test was intended to be a temporary measure following new data showing an increase in the number of cases of the new strain linked to foreign travel.
But Professor Mark Woolhouse, who is a member of the Scottish Govermen t's covid-19 advisory group, said the measures would not make a “material difference” as the variant is already “spreading pretty rapidly” He told BBC One’s Andrew Marr Show on Sunday: “I think that may be a case of shutting the stable door after
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