‘Today is not the day we can declare victory over Covid’, says PM after scrapping restrictions

Boris Johnson said “today is not the day we can declare victory over Covid” during a press conference after scrapping restrictions in the UK.

Changes include an end to mandatory self-isolation for anyone testing positive in England, with people instead being told to exercise “personal responsibility”.

From 1 April, free universal Covid testing will also end in England – something health experts and scientists have warned could threaten the safety of vulnerable sectors of the population.

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