
When will work from home guidance end?
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Last month people were asked to work from home once again by the Government in response to rising Covid levels, triggered by the spread of the Omicron variant. During the pandemic, workers
throughout the British Isles have become accustomed to mobile working. A review of the Prime Minister’s measures is due to take place on Wednesday, so could a return to the office for
workers be imminent? WHEN WILL WORK FROM HOME GUIDANCE END? On Wednesday, Boris Johnson is expected to lead a cabinet meeting review of the latest Covid data for the UK and how his Plan B
restrictions are impacting the pandemic. The review comes three weeks after they were first announced in a Downing Street press conference. The Plan B rules - which includes guidance to work
from home - appear likely to remain as they are after the PM ruled out any changes on Monday, stating that Omicron is “plainly milder” than the previously dominant Delta strain. READ MORE:
MAN BRUTALLY ATTACKED BY 15 YOUTHS OVER SCOOTER ROW Other Plan B rules currently in force include: Mandatory wearing of face coverings in most indoor spaces, including theatres, indoor
sports arenas and cinemas. Anyone looking to enter a nightclub, other late-night venues, indoor events with more than 500 people, outdoor ones with more than 4,000 people and any event with
more than 10,000 people requires a valid NHS Covid Pass to do so. Furthermore, if a vaccinated person in England has now tested positive for Covid or has symptoms, they can stop
self-isolating after seven days instead of 10 days if they receive two negative lateral flow test results on days six and seven.