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Covid testing rules set to be relaxed to combat staff shortages

Coronavirus testing rules are set to be eased to reduce the time people have to spend in isolation as Boris Johnson acts to combat staff absences in key parts of the economy and health service. People who test positive on a lateral flow test will no ...

05 Jan 2022 at 09:55

Boris Johnson faces scrutiny over plan to ‘ride out’ Omicron without fresh rules

Boris Johnson will face scrutiny over his hope to “ride out” the wave of Omicron without further restrictions despite the NHS coming under significant strain from coronavirus. The Prime Minister will argue to his Cabinet on Wednesday they should ...

05 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Shoppers at some supermarkets still asked to wear masks after obligation ends

People in some settings in England will continue to be asked to wear masks despite the legal requirement for face coverings coming to an end. From Thursday, face coverings will no longer be required by law as the Government returns to plan A ...

26 Jan 2022 at 17:55

Johnson expected to set out plan to lift Plan B coronavirus restrictions

Boris Johnson is expected to announce an easing of England’s coronavirus restrictions as he battles to save his premiership. The Prime Minister and his Cabinet will examine the latest Covid-19 data on Wednesday morning before making a ...

18 Jan 2022 at 23:55

Workers face first commute since Plan B axed as masks in classrooms end

Commuters across the country are set to travel in to work for the first time since Plan B measures to curb the spread of Omicron were axed on Wednesday. The Prime Minister told MPs in the Commons that work-from-home guidance would be ...

20 Jan 2022 at 01:26

Commuters return and masks in classrooms end as Plan B axed

Many people resumed commuting on Thursday after guidance to work from home in England was lifted as Plan B measures to curb the spread of Omicron are axed. An increase in road congestion was recorded in London and Manchester while ...

20 Jan 2022 at 13:55

Axing Plan B will slow decline of Covid, but there is still ’cause for optimism’

Axing Plan B measures will slow the rate of decline of coronavirus cases, but there is “cautious optimism” the UK can continue to make good progress, a leading expert has said. Professor Mike Tildesley, from the University of ...

19 Jan 2022 at 18:25

‘People’s behaviour will make a difference to Covid-19 cases’ as Plan B scrapped

People’s behaviour will make a difference to declining or rising coronavirus cases, the chief medical adviser to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said. Dr Susan Hopkins told a press conference in Downing Street that ...

19 Jan 2022 at 20:25

Dropping Plan B will not ease pressure on NHS, nurses warn

Nursing leaders have hit back at Boris Johnson after he announced that Plan B measures across England will be scrapped. Pat Cullen, the Royal College of Nursing’s chief executive, said the country could not rely on ...

19 Jan 2022 at 15:25

The end of Plan B: the latest changes to England’s coronavirus rules

Workers can return to offices and face masks can soon be removed under plans set out by Boris Johnson. Here’s what the Prime Minister announced as he ended England’s Plan B measures: Immediately: Guidance to work ...

19 Jan 2022 at 16:26

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Johnson ‘will act according to the science’ over cut to Covid isolation period

Boris Johnson will cut the time Covid-19 cases have to spend in self-isolation if scientists recommend a reduction. The Prime Minister said he would “act according to the science” on potentially reducing the ...

10 Jan 2022 at 16:55

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Boris Johnson: we will look at science around cutting self-isolation period

Boris Johnson said he would “act according to the science” around cutting the self-isolation period for Covid-19 cases. Experts are examining whether the period could be cut from seven to five days for ...

10 Jan 2022 at 13:25

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