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Omicron isolation rules - do you have to self-isolate if you are a contact and for how long?

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Cases of the Omicron variant are rising rapidly in the UK. There are currently strict rules in place for anyone who comes into contact with someone who is suspected or confirmed to have tested positive for the highly transmissible new variant.

At the moment, people must self-isolate if they are told they have come into contact with a positive case, but there are plans to replace isolation with daily testing.

As of yesterday, there were a total of 817 confirmed cases of the Omicron variant in the UK, but the true number is likely to be much higher.

Scientists believe the new variant is able to spread much faster than any other seen before in the UK, meaning it is likely to overtake Delta as the dominant variant in the coming weeks.

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