Posted
Article written by
/2021/12/14/61b8b98e077d1_france-2.png)
Under pressure from his ministers, Boris Johnson had renounced the implementation of new health restrictions in the United Kingdom, Monday, December 20. But the Omicron variant is spreading at lightning speed across the Channel: 106,122 new cases in 24 hours. At the same time, the country’s economy is weakening.
The surge of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 has consequences for the economy in the United Kingdom. On Wednesday, December 22, dozens of trains were canceled due to a lack of drivers. The London Museum of Natural History is closed due to staff on sick leave. The theaters close their curtains, because the actors are contact cases. With 106,122 contaminations in 24 hours, the country is severely hit by the Omicron variant.
Although no restrictions or curfews have yet been put in place, the UK economy is suffering. Right now, a London restaurateur is losing around 20,000 euros every day. Since last weekend and at least until December 31, its two restaurants are closed. 42 of its employees are infected, or contact cases. In December, British hotel and restaurant owners say they lost between 40 and 60% of their usual turnover.