Don't miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inbox Advice to millions of clinically extremely vulnerable people in England who are currently shielding will end from April 1.
From next month, people on the shielded patient list will be advised to follow national restrictions alongside the rest of the population, but are still advised to take extra precautions to keep themselves safe from Covid-19.
More than nine in 10 clinically extremely vulnerable people have now been vaccinated with a first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, according to the government.
Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England Dr Jenny Harries has recommended that shielding advice is paused nationally from 1 April onwards, as
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