LONDON : People who have been fully vaccinated and children will from Aug. 16 no longer have to self-isolate after close contact with someone who tests positive for Covid-19, health minister Sajid Javid said on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson set out plans on Monday to end social and economic Covid-19 restrictions in England on July 19, a test of whether a rapid vaccine rollout offers enough protection from the more infectious Delta variant.
Javid said the success of the vaccine programme meant it was possible to go further in easing self-isolation rules for those who have received both shots. "From the 16th of August ...