England’s coronavirus regulations are no more
Many public-health advisers fear it may be too soon
ON FEBRUARY 20TH Buckingham Palace announced that the queen had tested positive for covid-19. She was legally required to self-isolate for at least five days, lest she pass the virus to others. But when she woke up four days later, on February 24th, that rule was gone. She and the 2m-odd other residents of England infected with covid can now do as they please.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “The beginning of the end”
Britain February 26th 2022
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- After Brexit, Nigel Farage has net zero in his sights
- England’s coronavirus regulations are no more
- Too many British prisoners are still serving indefinite sentences
- Running Britain's national lottery is not as easy as it was
- Clinical trials are ailing
- Crisis in the NHS in 2022 will damage the Conservatives
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