towards the end of january, even though they were still thousands of new infections every day, that life might be getting back to normal. masks on and off, the rules have changed at various times over the last two years, but in england, the government has said they will no longer be compulsory in shops and on public transport. the prime minister said masks would still be advisable in some settings, but it was now down to personal choice. we will trust the judgment of the british people. and no longer criminalise anyone who chooses not to wear one. so, what is the trend now for covid cases? one of the most authoritative sources is the community infections survey by the office for national statistics, which picks up those without symptoms. and the head of the 0ns thinks this is a significant moment. we are certainly seeing a major turning point, and we are certainly seeing
masks on and off, the rules have changed at various times over the last two years, but in england, the government has said they will no longer be compulsory in shops and on public transport. the prime minister said masks would still be advisable in some settings, but it was now down to personal choice. we will trust the judgment of the british people. of the british people and no longer criminalise anyone who chooses not to wear one. so, what is the trend now for covid cases? one of the most authoritative sources is the community infections survey by the office for national statistics, which picks up those without symptoms. and the head of the ons thinks this is a significant moment. we re certainly seeing a major turning point, and we are certainly seeing a real reduction. the question i ask is we re not sure yet whether that will continue to go down.
the prime minister said masks would still be advisable in some settings, but it was now down to personal choice. we will trust the judgment of the british people. criminalise anyone who chooses not to wear one. so, what is the trend now for covid cases? one of the most authoritative sources is the community infections survey by the office for national statistics, which picks up those without symptoms. and the head of the 0ns thinks this is a significant moment. we re certainly seeing a major turning point, and we are certainly seeing a real reduction. the question i ask is we re not sure yet whether that will continue to go down. ministers want to end self isolation rules in march, or even before if possible, and say they will be reviewed. it is reasonable to think, just as we are living with flu, for example, we don t require people to legally self isolate but to remain cautious,
over the last two years, but in england, the government has said they will no longer be compulsory in shops and on public transport. the prime minister said masks would still be advisable in some settings, but it was now down to personal choice. we will trust the judgment of the british people and no longer criminalise anyone who chooses not to wear one. so, what is the trend now for covid cases? one of the most authoritative sources is the community infections survey by the office for national statistics, which picks up those without symptoms. and the head of the 0ns thinks this is a significant moment. we re certainly seeing a major turning point, and we are certainly seeing a real reduction. the question i ask is that we re not sure yet whether that will continue to go down. ministers want to end self isolation rules in march, or even before if possible, and say they will be reviewed. it is reasonable to think, just as we are living with flu, for example, we don t require people to
what was seen in 2021, and lower with each successive wave. and it did start to feel towards the end of january, even though they were still thousands of new infections every day, that life might be getting back to normal. masks on and off, the rules have changed at various times over the last two years, but in england, the government has said they will no longer be compulsory in shops and on public transport. the prime minister said masks would still be advisable in some settings, but it was now down to personal choice. we will trust the judgment of the british people. of the british people and no longer criminalise anyone who chooses not to wear one. so, what is the trend now for covid cases? one of the most authoritative sources is the community infections survey by the office