United Kingdom announces end to Covid-19 restrictions.
Ignoring warnings, the British government ends isolation for those infected and stops providing free testing.
Deutsche Welle (DW) - UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday (February 21) the suspension of the last remaining measures in the country to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, which also includes the end of the isolation requirement for those infected.
According to Johnson, the country is in a transition phase, moving from government-imposed restrictions to a matter of personal responsibility. The strategy would be to treat COVID-19 similarly to other communicable diseases, such as the flu.
"We now have sufficient levels of immunity to complete the transition from protecting the population with government interventions to relying on vaccines and treatments as the first line of defense," the prime minister said.
Despite warnings from scientists that ending restrictions could weaken the country's ability to control and track the coronavirus, Johnson confirmed that mandatory isolation for those infected, as well as contact tracing, would end this Thursday.
Read the full article at Deutsche Welle (DW).
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