Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has announced that COVID-19 restrictions in England will be eased from Thursday 27th January.
From Thursday 27th January, the changes are as follows:
- working from home guidance will end;
- the wearing of face coverings will no longer be a requirement;
- COVID passes at certain events will no longer be mandatory.
People who test positive for COVID-19 must self-isolate until they’ve had two negative lateral flow tests from day 5.
“Today marks the start of the next chapter in this country’s fight against COVID-19. Our plan was to use the time that Plan B gave us to give ourselves extra power in our fight against Omicron. That plan has worked, and the data shows that Omicron is in retreat. But it’s not the end of the road and we shouldn’t see this as the finish line. The best step that we can all take is to get vaccinated. It was the jabs that have got us this far, and the jabs can keep us here too.”
– Health and Social Care Secretary, Sajid Javid
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