London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday ruled out imposing additional lockdown measures in England before Christmas.
The announcement came as the UK recorded 90,629 new Covid cases, slightly down on the all-time high on Monday of 91,743.
Meanwhile, Johnson said that the Omicron variant related data will be kept under review to see if stricter measures are needed next week.
In a video clip released by Downing Street, Johnson said: “In view of the continuing uncertainty about several things – the severity of Omicron, uncertainty about the hospitalisation rate or the impact of the vaccine rollout or the boosters, we don’t think today that there is enough evidence to justify any tougher measures before Christmas.
“We continue to monitor Omicron very closely and if the situation deteriorates we will be ready to take action if needed.”
“The government will continue to monitor the data closely and will not hesitate to act after Christmas if necessary,” he added.
