SassyLady
01-19-2022, 01:44 PM
Finally.
Boris Johnson has ditched the use of face masks in England from next Thursday and said the legal requirement on people with coronavirus to self-isolate will be allowed to lapse when the regulations expire on March 24, and that date could be brought forward.
Speaking during PMQs, the PM has confirmed that Plan B measures to control the spread of coronavirus in England will be allowed to expire.
He said: "This morning the Cabinet concluded that we can return to Plan A in England.
"As a result, from Thursday next week, mandatory certification will end.
"Once regulations lapse, the Government will no longer mandate the wearing of facemasks."
Covid-19 infections have fallen in all regions of England except the north-east and south-west, where the trend is uncertain, the ONS said.
In north-east England, around one in 10 people was likely to test positive for Covid-19 in the week to January 15 – the highest estimate for any region.
South-west England had the lowest rate, at around one in 25.
https://www.gbnews.uk/news/government-will-no-longer-mandate-the-wearing-of-facemasks-as-covid-restrictions-come-to-an-end/209039
Boris Johnson has ditched the use of face masks in England from next Thursday and said the legal requirement on people with coronavirus to self-isolate will be allowed to lapse when the regulations expire on March 24, and that date could be brought forward.
Speaking during PMQs, the PM has confirmed that Plan B measures to control the spread of coronavirus in England will be allowed to expire.
He said: "This morning the Cabinet concluded that we can return to Plan A in England.
"As a result, from Thursday next week, mandatory certification will end.
"Once regulations lapse, the Government will no longer mandate the wearing of facemasks."
Covid-19 infections have fallen in all regions of England except the north-east and south-west, where the trend is uncertain, the ONS said.
In north-east England, around one in 10 people was likely to test positive for Covid-19 in the week to January 15 – the highest estimate for any region.
South-west England had the lowest rate, at around one in 25.
https://www.gbnews.uk/news/government-will-no-longer-mandate-the-wearing-of-facemasks-as-covid-restrictions-come-to-an-end/209039