The Government is reportedly planning on winding down its Covid response as part of an "exit strategy" codenamed "Operation Rampdown".
The 10-day isolation period for people who test positive for Covid is to be scrapped, along with track and trace and regular testing, according to The Sun.
The publication states the Government is drawing up plans for Covid to be dealt with like any other respiratory illness - such as the flu.
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The paper says the plan has been codenamed Operation Rampdown.
Prof Robert Dingwall, of Nottingham Trent University, told The Sun: “Treating Covid like any other respiratory infection should encourage people to dial down the fear and anxiety that have bedevilled the country for the past couple of years.”
Operation Rampdown would not come into effect until next year - probably after the winter surge in Covid and flu that will place huge pressure on the NHS.
It comes as the Prime Minister, his chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance and chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty are giving an update on the Covid situation this afternoon.
Mr Johnson has urged everyone to get the Covid booster jab as soon as they are eligible, and has also encouraged pregnant women to get vaccinated.
He said we cannot rule out another Christmas lockdown although the data suggests it is unlikely.
Meanwhile, Professor Chris Whitty says “we’re beginning to see a winter respiratory effect” of other viruses impacting on the pandemic.
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