Photo taken on Jan. 28, 2022 shows a woman walking past ambulances parked outside the Royal London Hospital in London, Britain. (Photo by Ray Tang/Xinhua)
As of Tuesday, Britain had recorded 17,932,803 COVID-19 cases and 158,677 related deaths, according to official figures.
LONDON, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Wednesday that he plans to remove all remaining COVID-19 restrictions in England a month earlier than planned.
Current COVID-19 restrictions were set to expire on March 24 but Johnson suggested rules could expire later this month.
"Providing the current encouraging trends in the data continue, it is my expectation that we will be able to end the last domestic restrictions, including the legal requirement to self-isolate if you test positive, a full month early," the prime minister told MPs.
People cross London Bridge during the morning rush hour in London, Britain on Jan. 24, 2022. (Photo by Tim Ireland/Xinhua)
During this week's installment of Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, the lower house of the British Parliament, Johnson said he would present the government's "Living With COVID" strategy when the Commons returns from its recess on Feb. 21.
As of the end of last month, people with COVID-19 in England can end their self-isolation after five full days, as long as they test negative on day five and day six.
As of Tuesday, Britain had recorded 17,932,803 COVID-19 cases and 158,677 related deaths, according to official figures.
More than 91 percent of people aged 12 and above in Britain have had their first vaccine dose, over 84 percent have received both, and some 65 percent have received booster jabs.
A woman walks past a COVID-19 vaccination center in Brent, northwest London, Britain, on Jan. 28, 2022. (Photo by Ray Tang/Xinhua)■
