Health minister rejects calls to cut self-isolation period to five days
Health minister rejects calls to cut self-isolation period to five days
A record number of people in the UK were isolating over the Christmas period (Picture: EPA)
The government has rejected calls for the Covid self-isolation period to be cut from seven to five days in England.
Chloe Smith, minister for disabilities, health and work, said there are ‘no current plans’ to change the period, which a government spokesperson said was ‘critical for limiting the spread of…