Fans outside the Etihad Stadium in Manchester sanitise their hands before attending a match. Reuters
Pharmacies in the UAE have started selling Covid-19 self-testing kits like this one in a Boots store in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
The lateral flow tests enable people to see if they have Covid-19 symptoms, but are not for official use. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Pharmacist Riya Varghese shows one of the testing kits at Boots in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
A Covid-19 self-testing kit at a Boots store in Dubai. The results are not recognised by UAE health authorities, so can not be used for travel or green pass status. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Lateral flow tests bought in Cornwall, UK on December 16, 2021, where there has been a shortage of PCR appointments and home-testing kits in recent days. Hugh Hastings / Getty Images
The British government's website displays a message that there are no Covid-19 lateral flow home test kits available to order on December 13, 2021. AFP
People queue for Covid-19 booster jabs at Sevenoaks in Kent. PA
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Stow Health vaccination centre, in Westminster, London. At least one person in the UK has died with the Omicron variant. AP Photo
A man wears a face mask while walking in an empty street in the financial district, known as The City, in London. AP Photo
People queue outside a walk-in vaccination centre at St Thomas' Hospital in Westminster. Getty Images
Paddington Station in London is quiet on Monday morning, as government's latest work-from-home guidance to stem the spread of the coronavirus came into effect. PA
Motorists drive along a quiet M40 motorway on Monday morning near Warwick. PA
Boris Johnson urged people to have a booster vaccine as he gave a warning of a 'tidal wave' of infections caused by the Omicron variant when he addressed the nation on Sunday evening. AP Photo
Some shoppers wear face coverings as they walk along Oxford Street in central London. AFP
An actor wearing a face mask has their head piece adjusted before before a dress rehearsal for the Wintershall Estate's nativity play held in a barn on the estate in Guildford, Surrey. PA
A visitor to St Thomas' Hospital in London wearing personal protective equipment. Reuters
Fans outside Selhurst Park before the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Everton pass a sign reminding them to socially distance, in south London. Reuters
People wear face masks as they exit Westminster underground station in London. AP Photo
A security guard stands by a sign asking customers to wear face masks at a store in London. Reuters
Christmas shoppers wearing face masks on Oxford street in London. Reuters
Skaters, most wearing face coverings, skate on the ice rink at the Natural History Museum in central London. AFP
A shopper in a Santa hat and wearing a face covering to combat the spread of the coronavirus walks through Covent Garden in central London. AFP
Fans outside the Etihad Stadium in Manchester sanitise their hands before attending a match. Reuters
Pharmacies in the UAE have started selling Covid-19 self-testing kits like this one in a Boots store in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
The lateral flow tests enable people to see if they have Covid-19 symptoms, but are not for official use. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Pharmacist Riya Varghese shows one of the testing kits at Boots in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
A Covid-19 self-testing kit at a Boots store in Dubai. The results are not recognised by UAE health authorities, so can not be used for travel or green pass status. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Lateral flow tests bought in Cornwall, UK on December 16, 2021, where there has been a shortage of PCR appointments and home-testing kits in recent days. Hugh Hastings / Getty Images
The British government's website displays a message that there are no Covid-19 lateral flow home test kits available to order on December 13, 2021. AFP
People queue for Covid-19 booster jabs at Sevenoaks in Kent. PA
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Stow Health vaccination centre, in Westminster, London. At least one person in the UK has died with the Omicron variant. AP Photo
A man wears a face mask while walking in an empty street in the financial district, known as The City, in London. AP Photo
People queue outside a walk-in vaccination centre at St Thomas' Hospital in Westminster. Getty Images
Paddington Station in London is quiet on Monday morning, as government's latest work-from-home guidance to stem the spread of the coronavirus came into effect. PA
Motorists drive along a quiet M40 motorway on Monday morning near Warwick. PA
Boris Johnson urged people to have a booster vaccine as he gave a warning of a 'tidal wave' of infections caused by the Omicron variant when he addressed the nation on Sunday evening. AP Photo
Some shoppers wear face coverings as they walk along Oxford Street in central London. AFP
An actor wearing a face mask has their head piece adjusted before before a dress rehearsal for the Wintershall Estate's nativity play held in a barn on the estate in Guildford, Surrey. PA
A visitor to St Thomas' Hospital in London wearing personal protective equipment. Reuters
Fans outside Selhurst Park before the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Everton pass a sign reminding them to socially distance, in south London. Reuters
People wear face masks as they exit Westminster underground station in London. AP Photo
A security guard stands by a sign asking customers to wear face masks at a store in London. Reuters
Christmas shoppers wearing face masks on Oxford street in London. Reuters
Skaters, most wearing face coverings, skate on the ice rink at the Natural History Museum in central London. AFP
A shopper in a Santa hat and wearing a face covering to combat the spread of the coronavirus walks through Covent Garden in central London. AFP
Fans outside the Etihad Stadium in Manchester sanitise their hands before attending a match. Reuters
