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Covid-19 in England: most restrictions lifted, but people remain cautious

2/1/2022, 8:00:44 PM


INFOGRAPHICS – The British keep the mask in certain closed places, despite the reduction in its wearing, in the face of a pandemic which has killed 180,000 people in the country.

In London

In England, since last Thursday, wearing a mask is no longer compulsory, teleworking is no longer recommended and the health pass is no longer required to access nightclubs and certain large gatherings.

Could the end of “plan B”, put in place by Boris Johnson last December, at the start of the Omicron wave, mark the start of the “return to normal” many times announced by the government?

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Two years after the start of the pandemic and while 180,000 Covid deaths have been recorded in the country, the British are being cautious: they continue to wear a mask in certain closed places - by choice, but also to comply with the rules always in force.

In Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, which decide their own public health policy, the mask remains compulsory on public transport and in shops.

In England, it is still required in hospitals, nursing homes and at…

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