the cases count per million is rising in UK Just ahead of Boris Johnson's re-opening announcement. IMHO, a very bad timing change of strategy: from mandatory to advisory? Health secretary Sajid Javid has warned that UK daily Covid-19 cases could rocket to a record 100,000 after restrictions are lifted, warning that the country is about to enter “uncharted territory”. But Javid announced a shake-up of the self-isolation rules from August 16 in a bid to cut the major disruption that would be caused in workplaces and schools by a surge in cases. Javid said that any adult who had received both jabs would no longer have to self-isolate if they had been in close contact with a person who had tested positive for Covid-19. Contacts would be advised to take a PCR test and self-isolate if they tested positive. Those receiving a second dose around August 16 would need to wait two weeks for the vaccine to be fully effective. Meanwhile, Javid said that all under-18s — an age...