UK To Drop Self-Isolation Order For COVID+ People

The Associated Press reports:

People with COVID-19 won’t be legally required to self-isolate in England starting in the coming week, the U.K. government has announced, as part of a plan for “living with COVID” that is also likely to see testing for the coronavirus scaled back.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said ending all of the legal restrictions brought in to curb the spread of the virus will let people in the U.K. “protect ourselves without restricting our freedoms.” He is expected to lay out details of the plan in Parliament on Monday.

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— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) February 20, 2022

“Protect ourselves without restricting our freedoms.” The U.K. government says people with COVID-19 won’t be legally required to self-isolate starting next week as part of a plan for “living with COVID” that is also likely to see less testing. https://t.co/5fsk5mAdBA

— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) February 20, 2022