the minimum isolation period for positive covid cases in england has been cut to five full days, as long as people produce a negative lateral flow test on days five and six. i6 and i7—year—olds in england can now also book a boosterjab or attend a walk—in clinic. our health correspondent nick triggle is here. just talk us through the changes, nick. . , ., ., ., nick. the cut in the isolation eriod nick. the cut in the isolation period is _ nick. the cut in the isolation period is a — nick. the cut in the isolation period is a further— nick. the cut in the isolation period is a further reduction | nick. the cut in the isolation i period is a further reduction in that, it was only last month that the government announced the isolation period would be reduced to seven days if you test negatively for two consecutive days without rapid test. from today, you will be able to leave isolation on day six instead of day seven, after five full days of isolation. now, at that point, around a third of people are still infectious, that is why the rapid test is so important, they can pick up most but not all of the