All remaining domestic covid restrictions ended this week, leaving vaccines as the "first line of defence against the virus" in England.
People who test positive for coronavirus are no longer required to self-isolate, and close contacts of people who test positive don't have to self-isolate or take daily tests.
The £500 self-isolation support payments for people on low incomes are also gone, meaning those who choose to follow government guidance to protect themselves or others will no longer receive financial support for doing so.
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The government's Living With Covid-19 plan, published on February 21, said: "The population now has much stronger protection against Covid-19 than at any other point in the pandemic, due to the vaccination programme, natural immunity, access to antivirals, and increased scientific and public understanding about how to manage risk.
"For this reason, the Government now assesses that it is time to transition to focus its Covid-19 response towards guidance, while targeting protection on individuals who are most at risk from the virus.
"Government spending on Covid-19 will reduce significantly in line with this change."
Contact tracers won't be calling your phone if you test positive, and you're not legally obliged to tell your employer if you have to self-isolate.
The government continues to advise people to take precautions when they test positive for covid, with guidance saying they should "avoid contact with anyone in an at risk group", even if they're members of the same household.
Specific guidance will be issued for staff in social care, healthcare, prisons, places of detention and other particularly vulnerable service.
Further changes are yet to come, with both Thursday, March 24 and Friday, April 1 being dates worth putting in your calendar.
March 24
Covid-19 provisions within Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) and Employment and Support Allowance regulations will end on Thursday, March 24 when they, respectively, are amended and automatically expire.
This means pre-pandemic SSP rules will apply and statutory sick pay won't be payable from day one if you're unable to work because you're sick or self-isolating due to covid.
You won't be eligible for Employment and Support Allowance while self-isolating due to covid, but you may still be eligible for the allowance under its general rules when you have Covid-19 if you satisfy the entitlement conditions.
End of hotel quarantine
By the end of March, hotel quarantine will be ended as the focus shifts to home isolation.
The government blueprints said: "Given the current state of the pandemic and a move towards global travel volumes returning to normal, the infrastructure for hotel quarantine will be fully stood down from the end of March and the Government is developing options to increase compliance with home isolation in its place should quarantine measures need to be reintroduced."
April 1
Free covid testing, both for people with symptoms and those without, ends in April.
The government urged people to "only order what they need" and will limit the number of tests distributed each day as they manage its stock after more than 2 billion lateral flow tests were provided in the UK since 2020
Covid-19 tests will be available for purchase, and the government said it's working with retailers and pharmacies to enable this.
Some free testing will remain after April 1, specifically for social care staff and a small number of at-risk groups.
The government will set out details on which groups will be eligible.
Another measure flying out the window is domestic vaccine passports, which are currently voluntary and recommended for certain venues.
The NHS COVID Pass, certifying a person's vaccination status and test results, will remain available for a limited time in the NHS App while such certification is still in voluntary use elsewhere in the UK.
You will still be able to access your vaccination statement via the NHS App to show for international travel.
Along with not having to tell your employer if you need to self-isolate, employers won't be required to explicitly consider Covid-19 in risk assessments.
But, the government said: "Employers should continue to consider the needs of employees at greater risk from Covid-19, including those whose immune system means they are at higher risk of serious illness from Covid-19.
Employers working specifically with covid, like laboratories, are exempt from this rule change, with the government saying they "must continue to undertake a risk assessment that considers Covid-19".
