Live Covid Live Updates: England Enters ‘Freedom Day’ With Prime Minister in Isolation England lifted almost all legal restrictions on social interactions on Monday. U.K. Coronavirus Cases 20,000 40,000 60,000 cases Feb. 2020 Mar. Only hours before the rules were lifted, Prime Minister Boris Johnson was himself forced to go into self-isolation after his government’s health secretary tested positive. An additional 33 staff members or contractors who are Japanese residents working on the Games have tested positive. The three people who tested positive inside the Olympic Village were from the South African soccer team, including two athletes and one official.

Source: International New York Times July 19, 2021 08:58 UTC