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Boris Johnson, the UK Prime Minister, announced to MPs in the Commons that some of the Covid measurements finished. Those are work-from-home suggestions that would be settled directly and face coverings in classrooms would also be discarded in England from Thursday.
Next Thursday, other rules including the necessity to wear face masks on public transport and in shops will finish. It also includes the legal requirement for people to self-isolate still alow but perhaps regulations expire on March 24.
Based on the data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), Covid infection levels decreased in most parts of the UK for the first time since early December. That’s why the announcement comes up.
However, senior medics have criticised the conclusion as “not driven by data”. Meanwhile, teachers’ leaders have engraved the end of mask mandates in schools is too early.
Dr Chaand Nagpaul, chair of the British Medical Association (BMA) council, cautioned that finishing orders on mask-wearing would “inevitably raise transmission” and put the weakest at a higher stake.
Same voice with Dr Nagpaul, Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation representing health bodies, declared now is not the time for complacency about this virus.
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