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England will end its Plan B COVID-19 restrictions, including mandatory mask-wearing, a recommendation to work from home, and vaccine certificates, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced.
英国总理鲍里斯.约翰逊宣布将会取消针对新冠状病毒肺炎的隔离限制计划B，包括强制佩戴面罩，居家办公以及提供疫苗接种证明。
COVID-19 restrictions to be eased
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Boris Johnson has announced the end of all Covid measures introduced to combat the Omicron variant – compulsory mask-wearing on public transport and in shops, guidance to work from home and vaccine certificates – from next week.
鲍里斯.约翰逊宣布从下周起将停止为对抗奥米克戎变种病毒而策划的新冠肺炎病毒防疫措施，包括必须在公共交通上和商店中佩戴口罩，在家工作和提供疫苗接种证书的政策。
The prime minister also told the Commons that the legal requirement on people with coronavirus to self-isolate would be allowed to lapse when the regulations expired on 24 March, and that date could be brought forward.
首相还告诉下议院，3月24日时，允许病毒感染者自我隔离的措施将不再采纳，并且这个日期还可能再提前。
“From tomorrow we will no longer require face masks in classrooms and the Department for Education will shortly remove national guidance on their use in communal areas,” Johnson told the Commons.
约翰逊告诉下议院：“从明天起，我们将不再需要在教室里使用口罩，教育部将很快取消关于在公共区域使用口罩的规定”。
“In the country at large we will continue to suggest the use of face coverings in enclosed or crowded spaces, particularly when you come into contact with people you don’t normally meet, but we will trust the judgment of the British people and no longer criminalise anyone who chooses not to wear one.”
“在全国范围内，我们仍建议在封闭或拥挤的空间使用口罩，特别是当你接触到你不常见面的人群时，但我们相信英国人民的判断，不再认为不佩戴口罩的人违反了规定。”
What is Plan B？
Plan B was drawn up before the Omicron variant emerged and only apply to England, as COVID restrictions are devolved to the Scottish and Welsh governments and Northern Ireland Executive.
英国的防疫政策Plan B是在奥密克戎变体出现之前制定的，只适用于英格兰，新冠病毒的限制权限被移交给了苏格兰、威尔士政府以及北爱尔兰行政部门。
Those changes are:
这些变化是：
Legally mandating face masks in "most public indoor venues", including theatres and cinemas from 10 December, with exceptions "where it's not practical, including while eating, drinking, exercising or singing"
从2021年12月10日起，包括剧院和电影院在内的“大多数公共室内场所”依法强制要求戴口罩，但吃饭、喝酒、锻炼或唱歌等情况被排除在外。
NHS COVID passes for nightclubs, unseated indoor venues with more than 500 people, unseated outdoor venues with more than 4,000 people, and any venue with more than 10,000 people.
同时，NHS通行证适用于夜总会以及500人以上的非密封室内场馆、4000人以上的非密封室外场馆以及10000人以上的任何场馆。
Daily testing for people identified as a contact of a coronavirus case - with isolation required only for people who test positive.
对被确诊新冠病毒病例的人进行日常检测，仅对检测呈阳性的人进行隔离。
Face masks were already a legal requirement in shops, banks, post offices, hairdressers and on public transport in England as of 30 November.
截至2021年11月30日，在英国，商店、银行、邮局、理发店和公共交通工具上都要求佩戴口罩。
Britain should be cautious
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On Tuesday, the World Health Organization warned against ending restrictions prematurely. But struggling businesses in the United Kingdom have called for a rapid exit strategy from restrictions, noted London's Evening Standard.
周二，世界卫生组织警告不要“过早”结束防疫限制措施。但伦敦《标准晚报》指出，陷入困境的英国企业呼吁迅速解除限制。
One city health official in the north of England told The Guardian it was too soon to end Plan B restrictions.
英格兰北部地区的一位城市卫生官员告诉《卫报》，现在结束B计划还为时过早。
"It does feel too early, certainly in the north," they said. "We're still seeing real pressure in hospitals, and people being off work. The idea of dropping everything next week just doesn't seem sensible. If we tell people they can all go back to the office, we'll just get even more people off sick.
他们说：“在英格兰北部地区解除限令太早了”“医院仍存在压力，人们正在失业。这一想法似乎不明智。告诉人们他们可以回到办公室只会让更多的人患病。”
There were 922 Covid deaths registered in England and Wales in the week to 7 January, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics.
根据国家统计局的最新数据，截至1月7日的一周内，英格兰和威尔士共有922例新冠病毒死亡病例。
The average of people being treated for Covid in UK hospitals has risen by 63% since the turn of the new year, according to the latest available government data.
自新年之交以来，英国医院接受新冠病毒治疗的平均人数增加了63%。
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根据2022年1月19日雅思官方微博发布的信息，2022雅思考试将有5大趋势，其中2条最为重要的是：
一、口试将全部转为线上。
官方宣布：在雅思特有的“人人对话”口语考试模式不变的前提下，所有机考和纸笔的口语考试将在2022年中全部采用视频通话形式，现场对话的形式将彻底取消。
受疫情影响雅思考试开始将部分考点的口语考试形式由现场对话改为视频通话，大家在考试中，会与一名专业的雅思口语考官以高清视频通话的形式进行实时双向的交流互动。
二、机考全国铺开，2022年会如往年一样，提供全年48个考试日期。
雅思机考考点预计在2022年覆盖全国42城 ，提供全年300多个考试日期，除去法定节假日和每月的系统维护时间，雅思机考加上纸笔考试基本可以为大家实现“天天有考试”。
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