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Other restrictions will be dropped on 21 March, but face masks will remain due to a rise in Covid-19 cases.

The transport secretary has confirmed that all remaining travel measures for UK arrivals will be scrapped.

A form of Omicron called BA.2 is now the most common variant in most of the UK, figures suggest.

Scotland and Wales will follow England and Northern Ireland and lift most remaining Covid rules.

Official records say six million have died, but the true figure may be over 18 million, say researchers.

The UK is moving to its "living with Covid" phase, but the virus still needs to be watched closely.

An anti-inflammatory for rheumatoid arthritis can cut Covid death risk by about a fifth.

The transport secretary has confirmed that all remaining travel measures for UK arrivals will be scrapped.

A form of Omicron called BA.2 is now the most common variant in most of the UK, figures suggest.

Scotland and Wales will follow England and Northern Ireland and lift most remaining Covid rules.
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