People in England who have a cough or cold are to be urged to “stay home and avoid contact with other people” under the UK government’s new guidance on COVID-19. Under the new guideline, from April 1, people with symptoms of a respiratory infection, including COVID-19, and a high temperature, or who feel unwell, will…

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is urging the federal government to lift all COVID-19 mandates following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent announcement that he would revoke the Emergencies Act. “Now, with a clear end to the use of the Emergencies Act, it is time for a clear end to mandates and restrictions,” Moe said in a series…

All COVID-19 restrictions in England will be scrapped later this week, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced. Announcing his plan for “living with COVID” in the House of Commons on Monday, Johnson said the legal requirement for those who tested positive for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus to self-isolate will be dropped from…

The Ontario government has changed eligibility for PCR testing and reduced the quarantine period for fully vaccinated people who have tested positive for COVID-19. The province’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Kieran Moore, announced the latest changes during a Dec. 30 press conference as the province experiences surging COVID-19 cases and the spread of…

LONDON—British Prime Minister Boris Johnson does not need to self-isolate even though a member of his staff on a recent trip to Scotland tested positive for the coronavirus, his Downing Street office said. Johnson visited a police college in Fife on Wednesday and a wind farm off Aberdeenshire on Thursday. Local media reported a member…

The UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak are self-isolating after Health Secretary Sajid Javid tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as the novel coronavirus. The ministers were initially planning to take daily tests rather than self-isolate following meetings last week with Javid, but…

Moving Portugal off the UK’s green list is “an overreaction,” an epidemiologist in the popular holiday destination has claimed. Professor Henrique Barros, president of Portugal’s National Health Council, said the country’s overall coronavirus situation is “relatively stable.” He made the comments after Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick said positive cases had doubled in the last three…

Hundreds of Victorians have been forced to self-isolate after a hotel quarantine worker linked to the Australian Open tested positive to COVID-19. The 26-year-old man from Noble Park in the city’s southeast returned a positive test on February 3, five days after he completed his last shift as a resident support officer at the Grand…

Britain’s new requirement for travellers to the UK from 22 countries to quarantine in hotels for 10 days could be in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), an international law firm has said. Home Secretary Priti Patel announced the measures on Wednesday, telling Parliament that the government “will introduce a new managed…