U.K. to Drop All COVID Restrictions, Prime Minister Confirms; Self-Isolation, Free Testing Axed

K.J. Yossman Britain’s monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, has postponed further engagements following her COVID-19 diagnosis, according to reports.On Thursday, Feb.

The Queen, 95, has postponed two virtual engagements after testing positive for Covid-19. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has been experiencing "mild cold-like symptoms" since coming down with the bug earlier this month.

Queen Elizabeth II is still not up for participating in her royal duties as she battles COVID-19. The 95-year-old British monarch was diagnosed over the weekend, and has since had to cancel several virtual appearances. On Thursday, Buckingham Palace announced that Her Majesty was once again foregoing two virtual audiences to focus on her health. The Palace shared that the audiences have been moved to a later date as she continues to isolate with COVID. «Her Majesty is continuing with light duties,» the Palace shared in a statement, noting that no other engagements are currently scheduled for this week. ET did learn that the queen spoke with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson by telephone on Wednesday evening.

Queen Elizabeth has postponed two scheduled virtual audiences on Thursday but will continue with light duties, a Buckingham Palace spokesman said as the 95-year-old British monarch recovers from COVID-19.

The Queen has held her weekly audience with Boris Johnson over the phone, after previously cancelling her virtual duties due to suffering from mild "cold-like" Covid-19 symptoms. Buckingham Palace revealed that the 95 year old Queen had spoken with the prime minister over the phone on Wednesday evening after cancelling her planned engagements on Tuesday.The Queen, who is triple-jabbed, is being monitored by her physician Professor Sir Huw Thomas who is head of the Medical Household.

Queen Elizabeth II is still recovering after testing positive for the coronavirus -- but that hasn't stopped her from performing her royal duties.Buckingham Palace said that the queen held her weekly audience by telephone with Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday afternoon. While the queen usually meets with Johnson in person, she opted to have their weekly meeting over the phone due to her COVID-19 diagnosis.A royal source tells ET, «There were no other planned engagements in today’s diary, though for transparency purposes, there had been a planned in-person audience, but as Her Majesty has been diagnosed with COVID that was canceled on Monday as it would have broken guidelines to have gone ahead.»The virtual meeting comes just one day after the queen canceled a slew of pre-planned virtual events.«As Her Majesty is still experiencing mild cold-like symptoms she has decided not to undertake her planned virtual engagements today, but will continue with light duties,» the Palace said in a statement on Tuesday.

Back to business! Days after Buckingham Palace announced that Queen Elizabeth II had tested positive for coronavirus, she has resumed her daily schedule of meetings and appointments — from afar.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered a review of the Russian-backed RT channel’s license in the nation.

EXCLUSIVE: The UK film and TV industry’s stringent Covid-19 protocols are to be relaxed in line with Boris Johnson’s Living With Covid plan, which will see an end to virtually all mandated restrictions.

Naman Ramachandran U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered a review of the Russian-backed RT news channel.

Nicola Sturgeon announced in the Scottish Parliament yesterday that the majority of covid restrictions would be dropped next month.

Queen Elizabeth is continuing to rest.

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Queen Elizabeth will miss a planned virtual engagement on Tuesday because she is still experiencing mild cold-like symptoms after testing positive for COVID-19, a spokesman for Buckingham Palace said.

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All remaining coronavirus restrictions are to be lifted, starting from this week.

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England is just three days away from ending virtually all Covid restrictions as UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveils his Living With Covid plan to the nation.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a list of steps in the next part of England's Covid plan.

People ordering packs of free lateral flow tests online are being told they must wait 72 hours in between orders.

The Prime Minister is expected to revoke all coronavirus regulations that restrict public freedoms in England when he lays out his vision for the future on Monday.

Queen Elizabeth tested positive COVID-19 on Sunday (Feb. 20). The 95-year-old monarch, who has been fully vaccinated and had a booster shot, is experiencing mild, cold-like symptoms, according to a statement from Buckingham Palace. She will reportedly still carry on with her “light” duties at Windsor Castle over the coming week. “She will continue to receive medical attention and will follow all the appropriate guidelines,” the palace added.

Queen Elizabeth has tested positive for COVID-19 and she's experiencing «mild cold like symptoms.»The Palace confirmed the news Sunday in a statement and added that, despite the diagnosis, she «expects to continue light duties at Windsor over the coming week.» The Palace also said the queen will continue to receive medical attention and will follow all the appropriate guidelines.U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson released a statement following the announcement wishing Elizabeth a speedy recovery.«I’m sure I speak for everyone in wishing Her Majesty The Queen a swift recovery from Covid and a rapid return to vibrant good health,» Johnson said.Elizabeth, whom the U.K.

COVID.Downing Street has said that Prime Minister Boris Johnson will reveal details of his “living with COVID” plan on Monday (February 21) – outlining that factors such as vaccination, testing, and anti-viral drugs will be enough to keep people safe, rather than expecting infected people to stay at home.Self-isolation regulations for those who test positive and their close contacts are expected to cease by the end of this week.“COVID will not suddenly disappear, and we need to learn to live with this virus and continue to protect ourselves without restricting our freedoms,” said Johnson. “We’ve built up strong protections against this virus over the past two years through the vaccine rollouts, tests, new treatments and the best scientific understanding of what this virus can do.”He added: “Thanks to our successful vaccination programme and the sheer magnitude of people who have come forward to be jabbed, we are now in a position to set out our plan for living with COVID this week.”Labour’s Shadow Health Secretary told BBC‘s Sunday Morning today (February 20) this was “declaring victory before the war is over”, that ending mandatory self-isolation was “not the right thing to do” and that this was a distraction from the ongoing ‘partygate’ scandal.“At this stage the PM risks muddying the waters,” he said. “We want to see the government publish the scientific advice because at the moment this seems very premature.”“He continued: It seems like Boris Johnson is keen to declare victory before the war is over in the hope he gets some headlines about ‘victory day on COVID’ instead police officers asking questions about actions in Number 10.”Labour Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting tells #Raworth that dropping remaining

A group of the UK’s senior Conservative Party politicians has written to the Prime Minister, expressing grave concerns about the prospect of selling off public broadcaster Channel 4 and writing, “Channel 4 isn’t broke, and doesn’t need fixing.”

The legal duty to self-isolate after testing positive for coronavirus will end next week, the Prime Minister is due to announce.

A survey of NHS leaders revealed they think free Covid tests should continue for the public and self-isolation rules need to remain.

System Of A Down.Speaking in a new interview with national radio station Bandit Rock, Andersson – who last year became the first female to be elected to the commanding position in Sweden’s history – was quizzed about her musical tastes.“When it comes to rock, it’s System Of A Down,” she told hosts Bollnäs-Martin and Richie Puzz.Asked whether Serj Tankian and co. were part of her listening habits at home, Andersson replied: “Yes, absolutely, and when it’s [a] party!” However, she admitted she’s never the one in charge of DJ-ing these parties.