UK PM to set out lockdown-free winter COVID plan

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set out the government’s winter plan for managing COVID-19 this week, Downing Street said on Monday.

Vaccines will continue to be the first line of defence over the coming autumn and winter months, supported by new treatments, testing, and the UK’s ‘world leading variant surveillance system, with further lockdowns expected to be ruled out.

Under the autumn-winter proposals, the government is set to repeal some powers of its emergency Coronavirus Act, brought in to tackle the pandemic last year.

‘Thanks to the efforts of the public, the NHS and our phenomenal vaccination programme, we reached Step 4 in our (lockdown) Roadmap and life has returned to a sense of normality, said Johnson, ahead of a planned press conference on Tuesday.

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