Ministers are expected to announce new Covid restrictions across England later on Wednesday. Below is a guide to what might happen, and how.
Assuming ministers intend to use plan B, this is an autumn/winter contingency plan for fast-rising Covid cases set out when restrictions were lifted over the summer. It set out three mitigations: a requirement to wear a mask in some settings; advice to work from home for a period; and so-called Covid status certificates, or vaccine passports. Advice on mask
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