Cabinet expected to approve relaxation of plan B Covid restrictions in England

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Measures introduced to fight spread of Omicron could be lifted next week with millions told to return to workplaces

Boris Johnson is expected to instruct millions to return to workplaces across England as he tries to placate furious MPs with a review of Covid restrictions that could end all rules introduced to combat Omicron.amid the rapid spread of the variant, with Johnson set to update the Commons later in the day.widely expected to approve the end of current advice

But while total confirmed cases have started to drop slightly in recent days, albeit remaining near 100,000 a day nationally, the wave of infections has hit regions at different times, with the north of England nearer the peak than places such as London. “I personally thought we shouldn’t have lost masks when we did last year – it was too soon. Every time you take something away and try to reintroduce it, public support is lost. I just wish there was a bit more time, so we can feel slightly more comfortable. It’s not just Covid, but all the pressures on the NHS.”

“We’re just not there yet,” they said. “You don’t see cases rising in the way we have in the last few weeks if something is endemic. It’s got to be a much more stable position.”phasing out all remaining Covid rules in England, including the legal requirement to self-isolate after a positive Covid test, backed up by fines.

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