Passengers using public transport in London will no longer be required to wear masks from Feb. 24, Transport for London (TfL) has announced. The transport body said it has “considered a variety of factors including the shift in the government’s approach towards living with the virus and decreasing infection rates in London.” The announcement came two days after Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed all CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus restrictions will end on Feb. 24, including the legal requirement for those who test positive to self-isolate. Though face coverings are to be dropped as a condition of carriage, TfL said it “strongly encourages” passengers to continue to wear them to “keep each other as safe as possible.” TfL’s chief safety, health, and environment officer, Lilli Matson, said: “All customers should be assured that the public transport network is as safe as other similar settings, and that independent testing has found …