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The coronavirus rule changes from today as Plan B comes to an end

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Plan B measures put in place to slow the spread of Omicron have now been scrapped completely. On Wednesday, January 26, the legislation, voted for by MPs before Christmas, expired.

That means that, from today, Plan B measures such as mandatory face masks and Covid Passes will no longer be legally in force.

Guidance asking people to work from home has already been lifted and face coverings were scrapped in classrooms last week. The only regulations that will stay in place from today are those around self-isolation and travel testing.

But even those rules are expected to change soon. Here are the final two Plan B measures being scrapped today, and the rule changes that are still to come.

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