The Covid isolation period in England will be cut to five full days from next Monday, Health Secretary Sajid Javid has announced.

Currently people who test positive for Covid can be freed midway through their seventh full day of isolation, if they test negative on days six and seven.

But Mr Javid today announced that period will be cut by between 24 and 48 hours, after huge pressure from Tory MPs and a staffing crisis in the NHS.

Under the new rules, people will have isolate for at least five full days, starting at 12.01am the day after their positive test or the start of symptoms.

They will then be able to leave isolation at the start of the sixth full day - if they have tested negative for Covid on both Day 5 and Day 6.

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