Covid: Face mask rules and Covid passes to end in World

The prime minister also said the government would immediately drop its advice for people to work from home. The PM said England was reverting to "Plan A" due to boosters and how people had followed Plan B measures. He told MPs scientists believed the Omicron wave had peaked nationally. At a Downing Street press conference, Health Secretary Sajid Javid said: "This is a moment we can all be proud of. "It's a reminder of what this country can accomplish when we all work together." But, he said, this should not be seen as the "finish line" because the virus and future variants cannot be eradicated - instead "we must learn to live with Covid in the same way we live with flu". He urged people to continue taking steps to keep the virus at bay, including hand washing, ventilating rooms and self-isolating if positive - and pressed those who were unvaccinated to come forward to get their jabs.