Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

England ends free virus tests under 'living with COVID' plan

The British government is ending the supply of free rapid coronavirus tests to most of the population even though COVID-19 infections remain at record levels, and health officials warn the pandemic could still have nasty ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Do contact-tracing apps have a future?

It may feel like a long time ago, but it's only nine months since the UK was in the grips of the "pingdemic". Back in the summer of 2021, lifting COVID restrictions saw the country's contact-tracing apps—the NHS COVID-19 ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

UK to end all COVID-19 travel rules ahead of Easter break

Britain's government said Monday all remaining coronavirus measures for travelers, including passenger locator forms and the requirement that unvaccinated people be tested for COVID-19 before and after their arrivals, will ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Boris Johnson scraps remaining COVID restrictions in England

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is scrapping the last domestic coronavirus restrictions in England, including the requirement for people with COVID-19 to self-isolate, even as he acknowledged Monday the potential for ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Scientists cautious as England set to end COVID curbs

Scientists warned the British government on Monday not to weaken the country's ability to monitor and track the coronavirus after Prime Minister Boris Johnson ends the requirement for people in England to self-isolate if ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

UK: People with COVID in England won't need to self-isolate

People with COVID-19 won't be legally required to self-isolate in England starting in the coming week, the U.K. government has announced, as part of a plan for "living with COVID" that is also likely to see testing for the ...

page 5 from 28