Covid UK: Boris Johnson ‘clashed with NHS over excessive bureaucracy slowing down vaccine rollout’

How the Government’s vaccine plan breaks down  PHASE 1 (FEB 15 TARGET) CARE HOME RESIDENTS – 300,000 CARE HOME WORKERS – 500,000 AGE 80+ – 3,300,000 HEALTHCARE WORKERS – 2,400,000 SOCIAL CARE WORKERS – 1,400,000 AGE 75-79 – 2,300,000 AGE 70-74 – 3,200,000 CLINICALLY EXTREMELY VULNERABLE (UNDER 70) – 1,200,000 PHASE 2 (SPRING) 65-69 2,900,000 … Read more

Boris Johnson is urged to back ‘Britain’s Bill Gates’ to prevent him from being extradited

Boris Johnson is urged to back ‘Britain’s Bill Gates’ to prevent him from being extradited to the U.S. on fraud charges By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 23:31 GMT, 12 January 2021 | Updated: 23:31 GMT, 12 January 2021 British entrepreneur Mike Lynch Boris Johnson must block American attempts to extradite … Read more

Boris Johnson gathers Cabinet amid fears lockdown could get tighter

What lockdown rules could be tightened?   Upgrade the one metre-plus social distancing rule SAGE experts are pushing for a two metres-plus guideline instead. It would mean that people should normally stay three metres apart, unless there are other protections in place such as perspex screens. Remove exercise loophole  Matt Hancock has made clear that the loophole … Read more

Boris Johnson blames Chinese for Covid saying pandemic triggered by ‘demented’ traditional medicine

Boris Johnson launched a blistering attack on China, blaming its ‘demented’ traditional medical practices for the coronavirus pandemic. In a speech to world leaders yesterday he attacked people who ‘grind up the scales of a pangolin’ in a bid to become more ‘potent’. He made the remarks in a speech to the One Planet Summit, … Read more

Boris Johnson blames Chinese for Covid saying pandemic triggered by ‘demented’ traditional medicine

Boris Johnson launched a blistering attack on China, blaming its ‘demented’ traditional medical practices for the coronavirus pandemic. In a speech to world leaders yesterday he attacked people who ‘grind up the scales of a pangolin’ in a bid to become more ‘potent’. He made the remarks in a speech to the One Planet Summit, … Read more

Boris Johnson gathers Cabinet amid fears lockdown could get tighter

Boris Johnson gathered Cabinet today amid fears lockdown could be tightened within days unless coronavirus numbers ease. The PM has been holding a virtual meeting with his senior team as they consider the next move in the crisis wreaking havoc on the country. Ministers have been desperately pleading with Britons to limit their contacts as the … Read more

Boris Johnson ‘wants to open 50 mass vaccination centres within weeks’

Boris Johnson wants to open 50 mass vaccination centres across the country within weeks to help hit his target of offering vaccines to nearly 14 million people by the middle of next month.  There are already around 700 vaccination sites across the country, with seven national centres opening this week to turbo-charge efforts to get jabs to millions of … Read more

Boris Johnson ‘wants to open 50 mass vaccination centres within weeks’

Boris Johnson wants to open 50 mass vaccination centres across the country within weeks to help hit his target of offering vaccines to nearly 14 million people by the middle of next month.  There are already around 700 vaccination sites across the country, with seven national centres opening this week to turbo-charge efforts to get jabs to millions of … Read more

No one is more than 10 miles from a jab, says Boris Johnson – and you can even get it at Morrisons

No one is more than 10 miles from a jab, says Boris Johnson – and you can even get it at Morrisons ‘Super-vax’ centres capable of inoculating 3,000 people a day to open tomorrow Most vaccinations will be given in GP-led hubs as No10 pledges to open 1,000 Up to 50 Morrisons supermarket car parks could … Read more

How Matt Hancock, Michael Gove and Chris Whitty convinced Boris Johnson to close schools

How Matt Hancock, Michael Gove and Chris Whitty talked Boris into a third lockdown: ‘Bullish’ PM wanted to keep schools open before caving to pressure after visiting a struggling hospital The Prime Minister faced a stark situation in a ‘dashboard’ meeting on Monday  Boris Johnson went on to describe the data as a ‘bit unclear’ during … Read more