UK officials have compiled ‘Covid exit strategy’ from April – report

No 10 sources says ministers had not seen leaked plan to wind down testing and self-isolation

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Officials have been working on a Covid exit strategy" called Operation Rampdown, under which the government could wind down testing and people would no longer be forced to isolate if they are ill from April, leaked documents reveal.

The documents, prepared by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), give ministers the option of dismantling the official government-backed testing system and tracing operations.