Ministers have insisted that self-isolation rules will not change until August 16 despite mounting pressure from business and MPs to deal with increasing disruption they are causing.
Nadhim Zahawi, the vaccines minister, said that quarantine requirements for those who had been in contact with someone who has coronavirus were “an important precautionary measure” and needed to stay until vaccine coverage is higher.
Public health chiefs have insisted there is no relaxation for the double-vaccinated or change to the sensitivity of the NHS contact tracing app until the peak of cases has passed, something not expected for another month.
Boris Johnson last night pleaded with people to “please, please be cautious” as he lifted all remaining restrictions this morning and crowds began packing into nightclubs in
