Posted on 12/13/2021 9:14:40 PM PST by RandFan
Hospitality businesses could be shut within weeks under Government plans to halt the spread of the Covid variant as Boris Johnson faces the biggest revolt of his premiership today, with a third of Tory backbenchers preparing to vote against controversial 'Plan B' vaccine passports.
Whitehall officials have drawn up proposals to limit the number of people allowed in pubs and restaurants across the country amid mounting concern over the so-called 'Omicron' strain, according to The Sun.
The plans could trigger a wave of New Year's Eve party cancellations and further decimate the industry, with MPs now privately warning that they will torpedo any attempts to reintroduce draconian restrictions such as the 'Rule of Six' or a ban on households mixing.
As many as 79 Conservative MPs – equivalent to the Government's working majority which it won at the 2019 General Election – are ready to rebel against 'illiberal' restrictions that would make the NHS Covid pass necessary for entry to larger venues. Under the new regulations, published barely 24 hours before today's vote, people could be fined £10,000 if they try to falsify a Covid pass.
Downing Street has claimed that hospitality venues could be forced to close without vaccine passports. But critical MPs claim the measures will not work, and several ministerial aides are on 'resignation watch'.
Many within the Conservative Party particularly oppose the requirement for Covid passes – showing full vaccination or a recent negative test for the virus - as a serious infringement of people's civil liberties. There is also concern at the economic impact of a return of the working from home guidance on town and city centre businesses at a crucial time of the year if people again stay away from their offices.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
I forgot about the “no household mixing” think—that was summer 2020 here in the SF Bay Area. Seems quaint now. Seems a long time ago. They called it “stable cohorts.”
Back to the old covid comes out at night and has alcohol induced transmission. So if everybody stops drinking before 9pm, no covid.
Well, I’m just glad coffee doesnt spread it.
We have had an entire season of college football and no proportional rise. Suddenly its sick season and now we are all going to die again.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.