Britain's Omicron wave is fizzling out ahead of the planned ending of the final Covid rules next week, according to official data which show the outbreak is shrinking in terms of infections, hospitalisations and deaths.
Free PCR and possibly also lateral flow tests will be axed within weeks as part of the PM's plan to live with Covid, though tests are likely to stay free for vulnerable people and within hospitals and high-risk settings.
The Government is drawing up plans to repeal emergency coronavirus laws including the legal requirement to self-isolate. However, before you get too excited, this would be replaced by official guidance.
