Sajid Javid confirms 19 July plan to lift Covid restrictions in England

Large indoor venues urged to check customers' status as mask-wearing and gatherings rules swept away

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Large indoor venues in England will be urged to check the Covid status of their customers on entry this summer, while prevalence of the virus is high, the health secretary, Sajid Javid, has announced.

Speaking to MPs, the health secretary confirmed the government's plan on 19 July to lift almost all the remaining legal restrictions put in place during the pandemic, including those covering mask-wearing and the size of social gatherings.