{"id":54788,"date":"2022-01-21T11:06:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T11:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/?p=54788"},"modified":"2022-07-01T12:41:41","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T11:41:41","slug":"england-to-return-to-plan-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/england-to-return-to-plan-a\/","title":{"rendered":"England to return to Plan A"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The government has <a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2Fl%2FeyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDcsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjAxMjEuNTIxNDg4MjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5nb3YudWsvZ292ZXJubWVudC9uZXdzL2VuZ2xhbmQtdG8tcmV0dXJuLXRvLXBsYW4tYS1mb2xsb3dpbmctdGhlLXN1Y2Nlc3Mtb2YtdGhlLWJvb3N0ZXItcHJvZ3JhbW1lIn0.Q4ShYX6b6QpH30DhgztRSFyOCSiUdfch0AH6VPWN-zM%2Fs%2F172374962%2Fbr%2F125442620273-l&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cmike.bomford%40devon.gov.uk%7C4f03d96d3b804ae2e13408d9dcf383c7%7C8da13783cb68443fbb4b997f77fd5bfb%7C0%7C0%7C637783760842793181%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=U4HwTDzPpj5xl9KFi43ogcXvh%2FjJkubkJf4cMJrDYsU%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced that England&#8217;s COVID-19 measures will revert from Plan B to Plan A.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This means:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>the government is no longer asking people to work from home if they can. People should now talk to their employers to agree arrangements to return to the office<\/li><li>face coverings are no longer required for staff and pupils in secondary schools and college classrooms<\/li><li><strong>from 27 January<\/strong>, face coverings will no longer be required for staff and pupils in communal areas of secondary schools, nor for staff in communal areas of primary schools<\/li><li><strong>from 27 January<\/strong>, there is no longer a legal requirement to wear a face covering in public indoor places. The government suggests that you continue to wear a face covering in crowded and enclosed spaces where you may come into contact with other people you do not normally meet<\/li><li><strong>from 27 January<\/strong>, venues and events will no longer be required by law to check visitors\u2019 NHS COVID Pass. The NHS COVID Pass can still be used on a voluntary basis<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2Fl%2FeyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDgsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjAxMjEuNTIxNDg4MjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5nb3YudWsvZ3VpZGFuY2UvY292aWQtMTktY29yb25hdmlydXMtcmVzdHJpY3Rpb25zLXdoYXQteW91LWNhbi1hbmQtY2Fubm90LWRvIn0.nlfwNK0fG7YZFmoIOm7nsgcQiiIEChKgrLwBW_Dbttw%2Fs%2F172374962%2Fbr%2F125442620273-l&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cmike.bomford%40devon.gov.uk%7C4f03d96d3b804ae2e13408d9dcf383c7%7C8da13783cb68443fbb4b997f77fd5bfb%7C0%7C0%7C637783760842793181%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=2duWNL1uRhvM%2Fo5WR0XNeHffv6V8tLuXWJfJbzOQeCY%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Visit the government website to find out more about the changes, and what you can do to\u00a0stay safe and help prevent the spread of COVID-19.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":54789,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[106,34],"tags":[293],"class_list":["post-54788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-adult-social-care","category-community","tag-coronavirus"],"acf":[],"featured_image":{"ID":54789,"title":"Covid changes from the 27 January","alt":"Coronavirus changes, include, from the 27 January, no requirement for NHS covid passes; 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