Boris Johnson announces the lifting of the main restrictions in England, the sick will no longer be forced to isolate themselves from Thursday

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Monday, February 21, that it was time to abandon government restrictions against Covid-19 in favor of personal responsibility when it comes to “ living with the coronavirus”.

“We now have sufficient levels of immunity to move from protecting people through government interventions to [une approche fondée sur] vaccines and treatments as the first line of defense”declared the head of the conservative government in front of the Parliament.

Boris Johnson notably announced the end, in England, from this Thursday, February 24, of compulsory isolation for people infected with the coronavirus, thus removing the main anti-Covid restriction remaining there after two years of the pandemic.

The World with AFP

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