residents in care homes in england will be allowed to see an unlimited number of their loved ones from monday. the current limit of three named visitors is being scrapped. the government says a successful rollout of booster vaccines means the restriction isn t necessary anymore. it comes as part of a wider easing of the rules for england s care homes. self isolation periods will be cut, and in the event of a positive case care homes will only have to close their doors to visitors for 14 days rather than 28. our correspondent andrew plant reports. from monday we have the unlimited visiting. going over the latest guidance at their secure home in bristol, working out what the changes will mean for residents and staff here, ready for restrictions easing on monday. should make a lot of people happy. fantastic. for dorothy, visiting should become much easier. protective clothing is likely to stay, but she will no longer need an appointment to come and see her sister and will be able to bring
the current limit of three named visitors is being scrapped. the government says a successful rollout of booster vaccines means the restriction isn t necessary anymore. it comes as part of a wider easing of the rules for england s care homes. self isolation periods will also be cut and in the event of a positive case, care homes will only have to close their doors to visitors for 14 days rather than 28. our correspondent andrew plant reports. from monday we have the unlimited visiting. going over the latest guidance at their secure home in bristol, going over the latest guidance at this care home in bristol, working out what the changes will mean for residents and staff here, ready for restrictions easing on monday. should make a lot of people happy. fantastic. for dorothy, visiting should become much easier. protective clothing is likely to stay, but she will no longer need an appointment to come and see her sister and will be able to bring otherfamily members with her, too. she ha
them to extend testing beyond england, where free testing for the general public ends on april the 1st. ., . ., ., ,, general public ends on april the 1st. ., . ., ., ~ ., 1st. iain watson, thank you from westminster. 1st. iain watson, thank you from westminster. we 1st. iain watson, thank you from westminster. we can 1st. iain watson, thank you from westminster. we can speak i 1st. iain watson, thank you from westminster. we can speak nowj 1st. iain watson, thank you from i westminster. we can speak now to paul hunter, professor of medicine at the university of east anglia. good afternoon. you were listening to the statement and some of the debate. what did you make of it? i debate. what did you make of it? i think some of it we were expecting and some of it is welcome. the big area that we haven t really had any good information on is what we will do about more vulnerable citizens because there is still a great deal of uncertainty around that. it is very good that we are going
this is bbc news. the headlines: as the government prepares to announce plans to scrap all remaining covid legal restrictions in england, a cabinet meeting is delayed at the last minute, amid reports of disagreements over the way forward. some people who are clinically vulnerable question the scrapping of all restrictions. i don t understand why people can t put us on when they re in an enclosed area put a mask on, why they can t stay home when there are covid positive. they can t stay home when there are covid positive- covid positive. booster vaccines will be of it covid positive. booster vaccines will be of it all covid positive. booster vaccines will be of it all was covid positive. booster vaccines will be of it all was aged - covid positive. booster vaccines will be of it all was aged 75 - covid positive. booster vaccines will be of it all was aged 75 and | will be of it all was aged 75 and over according to the uk s vaccines