Covid: England isolation rules to end, and no more free tests from April
Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Monday evening. We'll have another update for you in the morning.if they have coronavirus from Thursday, the prime minister has announced - as he set out an end to all legal Covid restrictions in England.
Mr Johnson also announced that free mass testing will end on 1 April in England, even for people with symptoms of Covid. However, the most elderly and vulnerable will continue to get free tests if they are symptomatic and others will be able to pay for tests if they need them. The PM said the Office for National Statistics would continue to carry out its infection survey, and there will remain a strong domestic surveillance system of the virus.
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