Scotland First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said mask rules could remain in place for years as they are "not the biggest handicap" people are having to endure. Will she ever let it be over?
An aeroplane travelling from Miami to London turned back because a passenger refused to wear a face mask, the airline has said. What a ridiculous waste of fuel, time and money.
Wales First Minister Mark Drakeford has accused the UK Government of abandoning the Science. But why does his 'Alert Level Zero' still involve masks and vaccine passports?
Parent group UsForThem has urged parents to fight back against the teaching unions that have urged schools to ignore the easing of Plan B restrictions in schools.
Masks will still be required on London transport, Sadiq Khan has said, despite the end of Plan B. The worry is that Khan really believes the fairy story that filthy face rags stop Covid outbreaks.
The Prime Minster has announced not only the end of Plan B measures from January 26th – including vaccine passports, work-from-home guidance and even face masks – but his intention to end the remaining measures as well.
The WHO has warned the Government against lifting Plan B restrictions, calling it "unwise" – but Tory MPs disagree, saying the Government would "be mad" to keep the mask mandate in place.
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.
More than a dozen Tory MPs and peers have backed a court challenge against the imposition of face masks in school classrooms, saying there is insufficient evidence to support the policy.
We can abandon our masks in protest at the pointless Covid theatre that is now a persistent presence in our lives, but we can't escape it all.
