By New rules say COVID positive people no longer need to self-isolate
People in England will no longer have to self-isolate after testing positive under new rules set to be enforced by the end of next week, according to Downing Street.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce the decision along with new guidance on Monday as part of a larger ‘Living with COVID’ plan.
Mr Johnson said: “COVID will not suddenly disappear, and we need to learn to live with this virus and continue to protect ourselves without restricting our freedoms.
“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.
“Thanks to our successful vaccination programme and the sheer magnitude of people who have come forward to be jabbed we are now in a position to set out our plan for living with COVID.”
But the decision has already been criticised as ‘unwise’ and ‘premature’.
Discussing the move, Dr David Nabarro, of the World Health Organisation, told the BBC: “What we know about this virus is that it is not good for people and simply just treating it as though it is a harmless virus we think – that’s myself and colleagues in the World Health Organisation – we think that’s unwise.”
Speaking to Sky News, Dr Chaand Nagpaul, chair of the British Medical Association, also said he does not support the decision, branding it “premature” and “not based on current evidence”.
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