The legal duty to self-isolate after testing positive for coronavirus will end next week, the Prime Minister is due to announce as part of his 'living with Covid' plan
It comes after ministers claimed new variants of the virus are expected to follow a similar pattern to Omicron in being more mild than early Covid mutations.
"We've built up strong protections against this virus over the past two years through the vaccine rollouts, tests, new treatments, and the best scientific understanding of what this virus can do. By the end of the week, self-isolation regulations will be scrapped for those who test positive and their close contacts, officials said.
Downing Street said pharmaceutical interventions will "continue to be our first line of defence", with the vaccine programme remaining "open to anyone who has not yet come forward".
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