U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce that Covid rules in England will be eased when he makes a statement later on Wednesday.
Plan B measures, implemented in December as the omicron Covid variant surged in the U.K., mean that face masks are compulsory in most indoor public settings such as public transport, shops, theaters and cinemas, and that people are advised to work from home if possible.
Since the measures were introduced, the U.K. has embarked on a massive booster vaccination campaign and has seen the number of omicron cases fall. Booster shots restore much of the Covid vaccine protection lost owing to waning immunity, and against the more transmissible variant, which has undermined Covid shots more than its predecessor, the delta strain.
"Decisions on the next steps remain finely balanced," a U.K. government spokesperson noted on Tuesday. However, the spokesperson added that the omicron variant"continues to pose a significant threat and the pandemic is not over. Infections remain high but the latest data is encouraging, with cases beginning to fall."
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