In the run-up to the announcement and publication of the government’s so-called “living with Covid” plan (Cabinet Office, 2022; DfE, 2022), we were treated to the usual bluster and rhetoric from the prime minister. Heavy on sound-bites but lacking in evidence and common sense.
The requirement to self-isolate following a positive test is gone. Regular testing in schools is no longer advised. Free Covid tests will be going soon. As SecEd’s report said this week, we are now trusting that people will “do the right thing”.
Scientists, NHS and school leaders, education unions, and even the World Health Organisation have all urged caution and warned against the removal of self-isolation and ending the availability of free testing.
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