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Boris Johnson has said he plans to end all remaining Covid restrictions in England - including the legal rule to self-isolate - a month early, BBC News reports. 

Under the current rules, anyone who tests positive must self-isolate for at least five days.

The current restrictions are due to expire on 24 March.

But Mr Johnson told MPs he expected the last domestic rules would end early "provided the current encouraging trends in the data continue".

He said he intended to return after parliamentary recess - which is from 21 February - to outline the government's strategy for living with Covid.

Speaking at the start of Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Johnson said: "It is my intention to return on the first day after the half-term recess to present our strategy for living with Covid.

"Provided the current encouraging trends in the data continue, it is my expectation that we will be able to end the last domestic restrictions - including the legal requirement to self-isolate if you test positive - a full month early."

Cases have been falling in the UK since the peak in early January.

Latest daily official figures for the UK on Tuesday showed another 66,183 people tested positive for Covid and a further 314 people had died. There are currently 1,421 people in hospital with Covid.

And about 85% of people over 12 have been vaccinated with at least two doses.