# Coronavirus general discussion and chit-chat **URL:** \ **Category:** The Quarantine Zone\ **Tags:** covid-quarantine\ **Created:** [August 12, 2020, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-general-discussion-and-chit-chat/917903 "2020-08-12T17:29:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1204
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2021, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-general-discussion-and-chit-chat/917903/1204 "2021-12-08T19:24:02Z")
I posted this news story over in the breaking news thread. I’ll save my comments for here. We’ve just been Plan B’d in England. But it’s definitely not a lockdown. > **[Covid: New Plan B rules on working from home and masks announced for England](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-59585307)** > > Boris Johnson announces tougher Plan B coronavirus measures as row over No 10 Christmas party continues. > **People in England are being asked to work from home again if possible and face masks are becoming compulsory in more places, as part of new rules to limit the spread of Omicron.** > > Vaccine passports will also become compulsory for entry to nightclubs and large venues from next week… > > …“It’s not a lockdown, it’s Plan B,” the prime minister told a press conference. Of course, it’s hard to disagree with any of it. I particularly like that vaccine passports are being used - they work brilliantly in France, down to the level of restaurants and bars - I’d like to see that here as well. And for a government that missed the bus in every other wave, this is all very… timely. But you know what? Deep down inside I think this is all about: “Oh God, we can’t cancel Christmas - not for a second time!” Cynical? Me? j --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-general-discussion-and-chit-chat/917903)._