Bloomberg Prime Minister Boris Johnson reiterated his intention to end the UK’s remaining Covid-19 restrictions, saying he would lay out a plan this week for “living with Covid.” Some opposition politicians and public health experts questioned the decision at a time the UK continues to see tens of thousands of Covid-19 cases a day. Johnson’s comments also came hours ...

  Bloomberg Hong Kong is considering stricter social-distancing measures to try to curtail an escalating Covid-19 outbreak that’s strained its hospitals and exposed an inadequate health infrastructure. The current wave of infections, by far the most severe the city has faced during the pandemic, is testing Hong Kong’s zero-tolerance approach to the virus. Scenes of elderly patients lying on gurneys ...

  Bloomberg More European Central Bank (ECB) officials are conceding that interest rates will likely need to rise late this year in the face of a stronger inflation outlook. A consensus is emerging before the March 10 policy meeting to set September as the end-date for asset purchases, according to people familiar with the situation who asked not to be ...