As Covid-19 Cases Wane, U.K. to Lift Remaining Curbs

The U.K. government will lift all remaining Covid-19 restrictions in England this week, including a legal requirement that those infected with the virus self-isolate, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks to fully reopen the British economy and society two years after the pandemic first hit. Mr. Johnson said Monday that with the virus on the wane, government-mandated rules are no longer necessary to stop the spread of Covid-19. “We don’t need laws to compel people to be considerate of others,” he told Britain’s Parliament. “Let us learn to live with this virus and continue protecting ourselves and others without restricting our freedoms.” In a plan the government has dubbed “Living With Covid,” contact tracing will end in England by Thursday, as will government payments for those who isolate with the disease. The government said it would end public access to free Covid-19 testing on April 1. Other parts of the U.K. set their own pandemic-related policies.