What are England and Northern Ireland’s new rules on self-isolation?

Fully vaccinated people no longer have to self-isolate if they are close contacts of a positive Covid case

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England and Northern Ireland have, from Monday, followed Scotland and Wales in relaxing rules so that people who are fully vaccinated no longer have to self-isolate if they are close contacts of people testing positive for Covid-19.