Boris Johnson has told Conservative MPs the ‘one-metre plus’ rule for social distancing is still set to be scrapped in June. The Prime Minister said eliminating the measure was the ‘single biggest difference’ the government could bring about in order to get Britain’s pubs back into action, and he was eager for the rule to … Read more
Boris Johnson has told Conservative MPs the ‘one-metre plus’ rule for social distancing is still set to be scrapped in June. The Prime Minister said eliminating the measure was the ‘single biggest difference’ the government could bring about in order to get Britain’s pubs back into action, and he was eager for the rule to … Read more
Just three of the 15 Indian variant hotspots in the UK are seeing rising infection rates, surge testing data has revealed. Almost 3,500 cases of the Indian Covid variant have now been spotted across the UK, with the number of people testing positive for the strain having more than doubled in a week. But the … Read more
Just three of the 15 Indian variant hotspots in the UK are seeing rising infection rates, surge testing data has revealed. Almost 3,500 cases of the Indian Covid variant have now been spotted across the UK, with the number of people testing positive for the strain having more than doubled in a week. But the … Read more
Scientists could know just how safe and effective Covid vaccines are for pregnant women and children younger than 12 by the end of the year, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officials said on Wednesday. Dr Anne Schuchat, Principal Deputy Director of the CDC, said at a Senate hearing that her agency already had reassuring data … Read more
A fifth of all lockdown breach prosecutions failed and no-one was hit with the so-called Covid super fine of £10,000, new figures have revealed. Some 4,367 people were prosecuted last year for breaking coronavirus laws, according to official figures. But only 3,536 were convicted and the majority of these cases resulted in a fine at an average of … Read more
Eat Out to Help Out WON’T be back! Rishi Sunak says he is still ‘proud’ of subsidised dining scheme despite claims it fueled infections – but reveals it will not be repeated Eat Out to Help Out scheme ran in 2020 to encourage people to visit restaurants Rishi Sunak today said he is ‘proud’ of … Read more
Nursing home Covid infections fell 93% for vaccinated OR unvaccinated residents after more than 80% had had at least one shot, study finds Nursing home data shows decreased infection rate among unvaccinated residents as more people around them received the vaccine Infection rates have plummeted among vaccinated residents as well Study shows real world effects … Read more
Overseas travel is restarting in Europe as vaccine drives gather pace and Covid infections fall. Britons are now allowed to holiday abroad after the government repealed a law banning non-essential travel abroad. The UK is using a traffic light system to determine who has to quarantine when they get home, but that is only part … Read more
Britain can achieve herd immunity against coronavirus — and may be able to get there without vaccinating children, one of the Government’s scientific adviser said today. Professor Adam Finn, who sits on No10’s Covid vaccine advisory body, said uptake among adults was so high that the panel was ‘optimistic’ that the UK can stop the … Read more