COVID-19 Megathread 6: Return of the Omicron

[beesley]

https://twitter.com/PoliticsForAlI/status/1477246650188021769?s=20

[beesley]

A good benchmark of a return to normalcy will be the end of isolation for positive tests, which I hope to see implemented soon.

[beesley]

A good benchmark of a return to normalcy will be the end of isolation for positive tests, which I hope to see implemented soon.

Another benchmark would be the abolition of mask mandates.

Yes - I'm pleased that our Prime Minister has announced as such (at present, he may not be PM when they end).

[beesley]

A good benchmark of a return to normalcy will be the end of isolation for positive tests, which I hope to see implemented soon.

Another benchmark would be the abolition of mask mandates.

Yes - I'm pleased that our Prime Minister has announced as such (at present, he may not be PM when they end).

Didn't Johnson get in trouble for attending a Christmas party in violation of his own regulations? And isn't he facing a challenge from members of his own party? I'm not entirely sure with what's going on, though I know that Johnson's approvals have declined.

Yes and yes. What makes his position that bit more untenable is that he mislead Parliament and the public about it too.

[beesley]

I too consider myself to be camp 5 - at least for the long term if not now.

[beesley]

https://twitter.com/FinancialTimes/status/1491412978700361734?t=e5lmMhfBeNA9Y9wu...

Whether you believe this is the right time or not, this should be the end goal. But how much difference would changing this rule make in the US, especially with people not being tested for Omicron due to its lesser symptoms?