Boris Johnson will address the nation this evening at 8pm in a recorded statement.
It comes as the UK Covid alert level has been raised following a rapid increase in Omicron cases being recorded.
Level 4 is the second-highest and means “transmission is high and direct COVID-19 pressure on healthcare services is widespread and substantial or rising”.
Ministers took the action after advice from the four UK chief medical officers and the UK Health Security Agency in light of the rapid increase in Omicron cases with a further 1,239 confirmed cases of the Omicron mutation were recorded in the UK today.
