BRITS who come into contact with a positive Covid cases WON’T have to take a test after August 16.
People will be urged to get a PCR test if they have close contact with someone with the virus, but that won’t be legally required.
The rules around isolation are set to be relaxed in just a few weeks, meaning people who come into contact with a positive case won’t have to isolate anymore.
That means people who get pinged by the app won’t need to stay inside, too.
People will still be contacted by Test and Trace, but they will be urged to get a test, not legally obliged to.
And there will be no fines for people who choose not to.
Earlier today the PM vowed Brits WILL be freed from crippling Pingdemic self-isolation rules on August 16 and predicted the UK will roar back from Covid.
The PM said the switch from mandatory quarantine to testing for those who have been double-jabbed is “nailed on” and won’t be delayed.
The PM insisted there is no chance of plans to end self-isolation rules for the double-jabbed on August 16 being shelved.
From that date fully vaccinated Brits who get pinged for coming into contact with a positive case will be able to take a test instead.
Boris said: “August 16 is is nailed on, there’s never been any question of a review date.
“I’m very pleased that this is a country that now has the highest proportion of vaccinated adults of any country in the world.
“That is enabling us to make economic progress that we are. You’re seeing the the job numbers increasing.
“It’s clear that if we’re sensible, and we continue to take a cautious approach then we can see a very, very strong recovery.
“The rest of this year, there will still be bumps in the road, but I think you’ll you’ll see a story of steady economic recovery and perhaps quite a fast economic recovery as well.”
