‘We’re in a different world’: PM defends end of Covid rules in England

Boris Johnson indicates last restrictions could be eased from next week and free testing will end soon

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The country is in a different world" from when the Covid pandemic started, Boris Johnson has said, meaning the last remaining restrictions can begin to be lifted from next week.

Ahead of an announcement on Monday about the government's living with Covid" strategy, the prime minister signalled free mass testing would end imminently and told people to return to the office and get their confidence back".