England scraps compulsory self-isolation period for Covid cases

Opposition parties accuse Johnson of relaxing restrictions to distract from a police investigation into lockdown-breaking events at Downing Street

Scientists have voiced concern about the plan

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Monday all pandemic legal curbs in England would end later this week, urging a shift from government intervention to personal responsibility.

- 'Unwise' - Under the plan, as well as ending the legal self-isolation requirement, the government will scrap all contact tracing of positive cases later this week.

Originally published as England scraps compulsory self-isolation period for Covid cases