Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed that Britons could end self-isolation after testing positive for COVID-19 later this month in a bid to "live with Covid".
The prime minister moved the plan forward by a month, saying the change “shows that the hard work of the British people is paying off”. It sets England on a different course from many countries that continue to enforce quarantine with penalties and fines even while relaxing other rules.
"It is my intention to return on the first day after the half-term recess to present our strategy for living with Covid," the British prime minister told Parliament.
The move comes even as the UK reported 66,183 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday along with 314 deaths. Britain is one of the hardest-hit countries hit by the virus with over 159,000 fatalities and over 18 million COVID-19 cases.
Some scientists warned that Johnson risked sending a signal that the pandemic is “all over”, while unions said he was “going too far, way too soon” in aiming to end all domestic rules in England from Thursday 24 February.
The prime minister moved the plan forward by a month, saying the change “shows that the hard work of the British people is paying off”. It sets England on a different course from many countries that continue to enforce quarantine with penalties and fines even while relaxing other rules.
"It is my intention to return on the first day after the half-term recess to present our strategy for living with Covid," the British prime minister told Parliament.
The move comes even as the UK reported 66,183 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday along with 314 deaths. Britain is one of the hardest-hit countries hit by the virus with over 159,000 fatalities and over 18 million COVID-19 cases.
Some scientists warned that Johnson risked sending a signal that the pandemic is “all over”, while unions said he was “going too far, way too soon” in aiming to end all domestic rules in England from Thursday 24 February.
