German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach has predicted daily cases could exceed 400,000 by mid-February as three quarters of hospitals report high levels of sick staff. Follow updates here.
Most coronavirus restrictions including mandatory face masks were lifted in England on Thursday, after Britain’s government said its vaccine booster rollout successfully reduced serious illness and COVID-19 hospitalisations.
The government last week dropped its advice for people to work from home as well as guidance for face coverings in classrooms. From next week, restrictions on the number of visitors to nursing homes will also be lifted. Hospital admissions and the number of people in intensive care units have stabilised or fallen, and daily cases have fallen from a peak of over 200,000 cases a day around New Year to under 100,000 in recent days.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan said face coverings will still be required on the capital’s buses and subway trains, but it’s unclear how it will be enforced.
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