More than HALF of schools in England had coronavirus cases during first fortnight of November’s lockdown, surveillance report reveals Infection rates were highest among secondary school pupils, the survey found They were lowest in primary school staff, with primary pupils also lower Teenagers have high rates of coronavirus but officials refuse to close schools ONS … Read more
Covid cases in Wales could DOUBLE for the last week after IT problem causes 11,000 positive tests to be missed from official figures Computer issue means 11,000 positive tests were not added to last week’s total They will be added on Thursday and will double first week of December cases The 11,000 positive tests represent … Read more
Covid cases in Wales could DOUBLE for the last week after IT problem causes 11,000 positive tests to be missed from official figures Computer issue means 11,000 positive tests were not added to last week’s total They will be added on Thursday and will double first week of December cases The 11,000 positive tests represent … Read more
Britain’s daily coronavirus cases have risen by more than a third in one week, after 20,263 people tested positive today. Official figures also revealed 232 people have died after contracting the virus – in a 22.8 per cent spike on the 189 deaths seen on this day last week. Today’s case total is the highest Monday figure … Read more
Britain’s daily coronavirus cases have risen by more than a third in one week, after 20,263 people tested positive today. Official figures also revealed 232 people have died after contracting the virus – in a 22.8 per cent spike on the 189 deaths seen on this day last week. Today’s case total is the highest Monday figure … Read more
Wales today hinted that it could yet axe Christmas ‘bubbles’ amid rising alarm at a surge in coronavirus cases. Health minister Vaughan Gething refused to rule out a rethink saying the nation’s government could need to ‘make choices to keep people safe’. However, Downing Street insisted the planned easing will go ahead in England despite warnings … Read more
The number of coronavirus cases in England dropped by a quarter during the second national lockdown, a Government-backed study has revealed. Scientists found 1,299 positive cases out of 160,000 people over three weeks to December 3 – approximately 0.94 per cent, or 94 cases per 10,000 people. This was a drop from the previous three … Read more
The number of coronavirus cases in England dropped by a quarter during the second national lockdown, a Government-backed study has revealed. Scientists found 1,299 positive cases out of 160,000 people over three weeks to December 3 – approximately 0.94 per cent, or 94 cases per 10,000 people. This was a drop from the previous three … Read more
The Netherlands will go into a tough second lockdown, with the closure of all schools and shops for at least five weeks, in a government-led push to fight the coronavirus, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Monday. ‘The Netherlands is closing down,’ he said to the sound of protesters banging pots and pans outside his … Read more
A mutated strain of coronavirus may be the culprit behind a rapid surge in infections in London and the South East of England, Matt Hancock suggested today. UK experts have so far identified more than 1,000 confirmed cases of the variant, called VUI – 202012/01, the Health Secretary told the House of Commons today. There have … Read more