Other restrictions will be dropped on 21 March, but face masks will remain due to a rise in Covid-19 cases.
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Businesses shut as China widens Covid lockdowns
Toyota, Volkswagen and Apple supplier Foxconn are among firms halting their operations.
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Businesses shut as China widens Covid lockdowns
Toyota, Volkswagen and Apple supplier Foxconn are among firms halting their operations.
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All UK Covid travel rules will end, says government
The transport secretary has confirmed that all remaining travel measures for UK arrivals will be scrapped.
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'I felt like my skin was a traitor'
People diagnosed with the skin condition rosacea talk about its impact on their mental health.
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Ukrainian children flown to UK for cancer treatment
The children and their families arrived on an urgent flight after a plea from Polish officials.
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Global Covid deaths probably three times higher
Official records say six million have died, but the true figure may be over 18 million, say researchers.
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Omicron sub-variant driving Covid rise in Scotland
The chief medical officers says about 85% of cases in Scotland are thought to be the BA.2 variant.
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Man given genetically modified pig heart dies
The man died two months after operation, says the hospital that carried out the world-first surgery.
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Businesses shut as China widens Covid lockdowns
Toyota, Volkswagen and Apple supplier Foxconn are among firms halting their operations.
![Airport arrivals](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20220315201415/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/15D8F/production/_121178498__120678131_9925ed36-1869-46a4-9990-85cacd1c105b.jpg)
All UK Covid travel rules will end, says government
The transport secretary has confirmed that all remaining travel measures for UK arrivals will be scrapped.
![Lex Gillies](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20220315201415/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/F817/production/_123611536_talonted-lex-rosacea-half.jpg)
'I felt like my skin was a traitor'
People diagnosed with the skin condition rosacea talk about its impact on their mental health.
![Stock image of a child in a hospital bed](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20220315201415/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/C358/production/_123680005_gettyimages-173727589.jpg)
Ukrainian children flown to UK for cancer treatment
The children and their families arrived on an urgent flight after a plea from Polish officials.
![disinfectant spray](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20220315201415/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/112C8/production/_123644307_capture.png)
Global Covid deaths probably three times higher
Official records say six million have died, but the true figure may be over 18 million, say researchers.
![Testing kit](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20220315201415/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/13770/production/_123682797_gettyimages-1361590305.jpg)
Omicron sub-variant driving Covid rise in Scotland
The chief medical officers says about 85% of cases in Scotland are thought to be the BA.2 variant.
![Surgeon Bartley P Griffith with David Bennett in January](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20220315201415/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/1514F/production/_123615368_4f61f140-dec7-45bb-9f49-26492c2062b8.jpg)
Man given genetically modified pig heart dies
The man died two months after operation, says the hospital that carried out the world-first surgery.
![Airport arrivals](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20220315201415/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/15D8F/production/_121178498__120678131_9925ed36-1869-46a4-9990-85cacd1c105b.jpg)
All UK Covid travel rules will end, says government
The transport secretary has confirmed that all remaining travel measures for UK arrivals will be scrapped.
![Lex Gillies](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20220315201415/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/F817/production/_123611536_talonted-lex-rosacea-half.jpg)
'I felt like my skin was a traitor'
People diagnosed with the skin condition rosacea talk about its impact on their mental health.
![Stock image of a child in a hospital bed](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20220315201415/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/C358/production/_123680005_gettyimages-173727589.jpg)
Ukrainian children flown to UK for cancer treatment
The children and their families arrived on an urgent flight after a plea from Polish officials.
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