England could end Covid isolation requirement by March: Johnson
Gulf Times
Prime Minister Boris Johnson
England will scrap the legal requirement to self-isolate after testing positive for Covid-19 later this month if infection levels remain stable, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Wednesday.
Johnson, dogged by revelations of apparent breaches of the Covid rules at Downing Street that have led to calls for him to quit, had earlier said he aimed to end the self-isolation rules on March 24.
But addressing lawmakers before parliament goes into recess on Thursday until February 21, he said he would bring the change forward by a month, to cheers from his fellow Conservative MPs.
"It is my intention to return on the first day after the half-term recess to present our strategy for living with Covid," Johnson told parliament.
