Stricter measures than plan B may be needed to rein in UK’s Omicron growth

Analysis: scientists say home working makes sense but voice fears over advice to go ahead with parties amid steep trajectory in casesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWork from home, but keep going to Christmas parties: Boris Johnson’s advice has prompted questions about the logic behind plan B and left a lingering sense of confusion about the scale of the threat posed by the Omicron variant. So does the plan stand up to scrutiny?Scientists say that making w