U.K. Minister Says Britain Is Moving Beyond the Pandemic
- Zahawi is first minister to call for shorter isolation period
- Denies that plans to cease free lateral flow tests are afoot
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Britain’s education secretary said the country is “on a path towards transitioning from pandemic to endemic” as the government drafts plans to live with Covid-19.
Becoming the first cabinet minister to back moves to cut the self-isolation period for people who contract the virus to five days from seven, Nadhim Zahawi on Sunday told the BBC that regular testing alongside vaccines, boosters and antiviral treatments would form the key parts of the country’s efforts to return to normality.