England to Lift Omicron Curbs on Care Homes

Team leader for housebound vaccinations, Julie Fletcher, prepares to administer a dose of the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine to housebound patient, Gillian Marriott, at her home in Hasland, near Chesterfield, central England, on April 14, 2021. Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images

The restriction measures to prevent Omicron infections in England’s care homes will be lifted on Monday, 47 days after they were brought in.

The government made the announcement on Thursday, as most society-wide legal restrictions are no longer in place.