in response to that, she was then removed from the whatsapp group with the leading brexiteer steve bakerlers from britain from entering the country from 11 o'clock tonight uk time, as it tries to slow the spread of the omicron variant of coronavirus. german citizens and residents will still be able to travel, but they'll need proof of a negative covid test, and will then have to isolate at home for two weeks, regardless of whether they've been vaccinated. a month—long lockdown has come into force in the netherlands this morning. all but essential shops will shut until mid—january, as well as bars, restaurants and cinemas. schools and colleges will also remain closed. the dutch prime minister, mark rutte, said immediate action was needed to prevent hospitals form becoming unmanagable. there has been a significant rise in the number of omicron cases in the uk, with 10,000 reported yesterday. it comes amid calls for tougher restrictions before the end of the year. in london, the mayor sadiq khan has declared a major incident, warning the nhs in the capital was at risk of being overwhelmed.