Remaining COVID-19 restrictions scrapped in England

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that he is scrapping the last domestic coronavirus restrictions in England, including the requirement that people with COVID-19 self-isolate.

Johnson said the country was “moving from government restrictions to personal responsibility” as part of a plan for treating COVID-19 like other transmissible illnesses, such as the flu.

“We now have sufficient levels of immunity to complete the transition from protecting people with government interventions to relying on vaccines and treatments as the first line of defence,” he said.

Despite warnings from scientists that ending restrictions could weaken the country’s ability to monitor and