Matt Hancock says vaccination drive is ‘a full seven-day’ service

Matt Hancock has insisted the UK’s ambitious vaccination drive is a ‘full seven-day service’ – despite an apparent drop in the number of people receiving jabs at the weekend. This week’s figures showed a total of 321,951 people received a dose of the Oxford or Pfizer vaccine on Thursday – followed by a further 328,260 on Friday. The … Read more

Covid UK: Matt Hancock says vaccination drive is ‘seven-day’ service

Matt Hancock has insisted the UK’s ambitious vaccination drive is a ‘full seven-day service’ – despite an apparent drop in the number of people receiving jabs at the weekend. This week’s figures showed a total of 321,951 people received a dose of the Oxford or Pfizer vaccine on Thursday – followed by a further 328,260 on Friday. The … Read more

Britain’s Covid-19 deaths rise by 55% in a week with 761 victims recorded in latest seven-day spell

The number of Britons dying from Covid-19 reached a four-month high last week after they rose by more than 50 per cent in seven days, official data today revealed.   Office for National Statistics figures showed 761 Britons fell victim to the disease in the week ending October 16, the most recent recording period. It was … Read more

Britain’s Covid-19 deaths rise by 55% in a week with 761 victims recorded in latest seven-day spell

The number of people dying from coronavirus in the UK is at a four-month high and has risen by more than 50 per cent in a week, official data revealed today.   Office for National Statistics figures showed 761 Brits fell victim to the disease in the week ending October 16, the most recent recording period.  It … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Seven-day quarantine travel quarantine plan unveiled

Quarantine for people returning to the UK will be slashed to seven days under a radical overhaul of the Government’s coronavirus travel ban. Grant Shapps told the virtual ABTA travel industry conference today that travellers will self-isolate at home and take a Covid test a week after landing. The Transport Secretary ruled out testing on … Read more