Inclusion North News - 27th January 2022

The Government have said that some of the covid rules will now end. These were the rules that were put in place in December to help prevent the spread of coronavirus and the Omicron variant. 

The rules that have changed from 27th of January are as follows:

• People who were working from hoke can go back into work now
• Young people in schools no longer need to wear masks in classrooms, only in the corridors at school
• From the 27th January rules regarding wearing face masks indoors while shopping and on public transport will end
• From the 27th January rules regarding covid passports will change, meaning proof of a negative covid test will end

Testing for coronavirus and Self isolation 

• It is still the law to self isolate if you test positive for Covid.
• If you test positive for Covid on a lateral flow test you do not have to do a PCR test.
• If your lateral flow test shows you have Covid you should report this on the GOV.UK website or phone 119.
• You can stop self isolating if you have a negative lateral flow test on the 5th and 6th day after testing positive for Covid.
• You must continue to self isolate until you get negative lateral flow tests 2 days in a row. 

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