England will today revert to its plan A measures, lifting some mask-wearing requirements, as the government said that its vaccine booster rollout has successfully reduced the risk of serious illness and hospitalisations with Covid-19.
Social care restrictions have also been eased and limits on the number of visitors allowed to care homes have been scrapped.
Health secretary Sajid Javid suggested that the country must “learn to live with Covid,” however shopkeepers told The Independent of their concerns over the removal of the mask mandate.
Under the earlier plan B measures, people were required by law to wear masks indoors in public venues, recommended to work from home where possible and required Covid passes for entry into nightclubs and other large venues.
The curbs were put in place in December last year to stop the rapid spread of the Omicron variant.
