Boris Johnson set to scrap Britain's Covid restrictions

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set out plans to scrap coronavirus restrictions as part of a "living with Covid" strategy that aims to achieve a faster exit from the pandemic than other major economies, Reuters reports.

Johnson will announce the repeal of any pandemic requirements that impinge on personal freedoms, a day after Queen Elizabeth tested positive for the virus.

Under the plans, which have been in the works for weeks, Britain will become the first major European country to allow people who know they are infected with Covid-19 to freely use shops, public transport and go to work.

A coronavirus notice is seen in the window of a bus in London, Britain, February 20. — Reuters
A coronavirus notice is seen in the window of a bus in London, Britain, February 20. — Reuters

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