Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox People who have had two doses of the coronavirus jab and have come into contact with someone infected with the virus could soon be spared 10 days of self-isolating.
Officials are reportedly considering scrapping the 10-day quarantine period under plans to use daily tests instead. The Times reported that Health Secretary Matt Hancock is said to be keen to replace quarantine with daily testing.
But that the policy will only be approved after chief medical officer for England, Professor Chris Whitty, is satisfied with the results of a study involving 40,000 people. READ MORE: UK's longest-known Covid patient, 49, dies after he 'couldn't live like this anymore'