Covid-19 Update Debate
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Viscount Stansgate
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Covid-19 Update
Viscount Stansgate Excerpts(2 years, 5 months ago)
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Lord Kamall (Con)
The noble Viscount raises a good question; I am afraid that I will have to double-check the answer.
Viscount Stansgate (Lab)
My Lords, the Government’s Statement says that close contacts of anyone who tests positive with a suspected case of the omicron variant must self-isolate for 10 days, regardless of whether they have been vaccinated. Can the Minister tell the House what specific scientific advice has been received in the recent past to support that? Or are the Government being excessively precautionary? If so, is this a permanent or a temporary provision?
Lord Kamall (Con)
The Government have taken these measures as a precaution and we will constantly review them as we get more data. We have already committed to reviewing the measures after three weeks. If the data becomes available and we are clear about whether or not this is effective, we may well have an announcement before then, but we have committed to reviewing this within three weeks.