UK to cancel COVID-passports and mask regime

From next week, the UK will lift the strict restrictions in connection with the covid-19 pandemic , Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced during a speech in Parliament, SkyNews reports. In particular, the mandatory presentation of COVID-certificates will be canceled in the country.

it is also planned to cancel the mandatory mask regime in public places and recommendations for remote work. Wearing masks in crowded places will remain a recommendation.

Restrictions on visiting nursing homes will also be eased. In addition, the prime minister said the government would announce an easing of COVID-19 travel restrictions "in the next few days."

Johnson explained that, according to the latest data, the wave of the omicron strain has reached a "national peak" and the number of hospitalizations in London is declining.

Some of the restrictions, such as self-isolation for COVID-19 patients, will expire at the end of March and the government has no plans to extend them, Johnson said. This means that self-isolation in the presence of CORONAVIRUS may no longer be mandatory. As Johnson said, those who are diagnosed with the virus will instead just need to be "careful and considerate of others."