UK Covid-19 vaccinations: Latest figures
Fully-vaccinated adults will no longer need to self-isolate if pinged by the NHS Covid-19 app.
Sajid Javid, the health secretary, said the move marked “another huge step back towards our normal lives”. The policy change will come into effect from Monday, meaning fewer people will be required to quarantine.
Instead of the need to self-isolate, people who received their second jabs at least 14 days before being “pinged” are advised to take a PCR test. If they then test positive for the virus, they will have to go into quarantine.
It comes as Covid case rates have risen in all regions of England except the north-east, according to the latest weekly surveillance report from Public Health England.
