England’s coronavirus regulations are no more
Many public-health advisers fear it may be too soon
ON FEBRUARY 20TH Buckingham Palace announced that the queen had tested positive for covid-19. She was legally required to self-isolate for at least five days, lest she pass the virus to others. But when she woke up four days later, on February 24th, that rule was gone. She and the 2m-odd other residents of England infected with covid can now do as they please.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “The beginning of the end”
Britain February 26th 2022
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- England’s coronavirus regulations are no more
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- Clinical trials are ailing
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