The move comes as an adviser to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Allegra Stratton, quit after a video surfaced of her laughing and joking about a party in Downing Street.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has imposed tougher COVID-19 restrictions in England, ordering people to work from home, wear masks in public places and use vaccine passes in a bid to slow the spread of the Omicron variant.
"While the picture may get better, and I sincerely hope that it will, we know that the remorseless logic of exponential growth could lead to a big rise in hospitalisations and therefore, sadly, in deaths," Mr Johnson told a news conference.
"My remarks seemed to make light of the rules, rules that people were doing everything to obey. That was never my intention. I will regret those remarks for the rest of my days," a tearful Ms Stratton told reporters outside her home."I understand the anger and frustration that people feel.
Part of those measures, such as reintroducing masks on public transport and in shops, had already been brought in, but on Wednesday Mr Johnson said people should also now work from home if they can.
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