Covid live: fury after video about No 10 Christmas party emerges; early signs Omicron more transmissible
by Léonie Chao-Fong (now); Lucy Campbell, Martin Bel from World news | The Guardian on (#5SRAQ)
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All international arrivals to the UK are now required to take a pre-departure Covid-19 test to tackle the new Omicron variant.
The tightened requirements have just come into force from 4am (GMT) on Tuesday 7 December.
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