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England Calls for an End to All Government-Mandated COVID Restrictions

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England Calls for an End to All Government-Mandated COVID Restrictions

England Calls for an End to All Government-Mandated COVID Restrictions

England Calls for an End, to All Government-Mandated, COVID Restrictions.

NBC reports that on February 24, England lifted all government-mandated COVID-19 restrictions.

Even the legal requirement for anyone who tests positive to isolate at their home has been lifted.

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According to officials, those who test positive will still be advised to stay home for at least five days, but they will no longer be legally required to do so.

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The decision also means that those with lower incomes will no longer receive financial support to compensate for a loss of wages due to isolation.

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NBC reports that routine contact tracing of infected individuals has also been halted.

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On February 21, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson laid out the Conservative government's plan for "living with COVID" long term.

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This plan also reportedly includes scaling back free universal COVID-19 testing beginning on April 1.

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NBC reports that in January, most coronavirus restrictions were already lifted in England.

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Similarly, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have also chosen to lift restrictions in recent weeks.

Other European countries, like Denmark and Sweden, have ended all COVID restrictions as well.

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NBC reports that critics, including the British Medical Association, have warned that it is too soon to end restrictions, particularly isolation laws.

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The strategy, according to the British Medical Association, fails to protect vulnerable people at the highest risk of serious harm from COVID-19.


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