All plan B Covid restrictions, including mask wearing, to end in England

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All plan B Covid restrictions, including mask wearing, to end in England
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PM says plan B measures will stop on 26 January and compulsory self-isolation for people with Covid on 24 March

Boris Johnson has announced the end of all Covid measures introduced to combat the– including compulsory mask-wearing on public transport and in shops, guidance to work from home and vaccine certificates – from next week.

While Johnson’s statement will please a number of his backbenchers, it prompted concern from teaching and nursing unions, while one director of public health said the move felt motivated more by politics than evidence. Although it had been expected that Johnson would announce the end of work-from-home guidance and the need to show a certificate proving vaccination or a recent negative Covid test to enter some venues, the immediate lifting of mandatory mask rules will come as a surprise to some.

Replying to the statement, Starmer said Labour “does not want to see restrictions in place any longer than necessary”. The Labour leader said he would back the relaxation “as long as the science says it is safe”.

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