The minimum COVID-19 self-isolation in England will be cut to five days from seven if someone tests negative twice.
Health Secretary Sajid Javid said this on Thursday, a move that could reduce staffing disruption in businesses and infrastructure.
"We've made the decision to reduce the minimum self-isolation period to five full days in England," Javid told parliament.
"From Monday, people can test twice before they go, leaving isolation at the start of day six," he added.
Trump pivots to new 10% global tariff after Supreme Court setback
US President Donald Trump moved swiftly on Friday to replace tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court with a temporary 10 per cent global import duty for 150 days and ordered new investigations under other laws that could allow him to re-impose the tariffs.
Hong Kong plans to buy homes devastated in deadly high-rise fire
Hong Kong proposes to spend about HK$4 billion ($512 million) to buy out the owners of homes in a high-rise housing complex ravaged by a massive fire to resettle nearly 2,000 affected households.
US Supreme Court strikes down Trump's global tariffs
The US Supreme Court struck down Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs that he pursued under a law meant for use in national emergencies, handing a stinging defeat to the Republican president in a landmark opinion on Friday with major implications for the global economy.
Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill at least 10, including senior Hezbollah official
At least 10 people were killed and 50 wounded in Israeli strikes in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley on Friday, two security sources told Reuters, after the Israeli military said it had targeted Hezbollah sites in the Baalbek area.
Police search royal mansion as investigation into king's brother goes on
British police were searching the former mansion of King Charles' younger brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on Friday after a photograph of the royal emerging from a police station was splashed on newspapers around the world.
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