Vulnerable face shielding for MONTHS with Covid curbs likely until April to stop NHS ‘imploding’

Hundreds of thousands of vulnerable Britons may need to shield indoors for months and measures to curb coronavirus will be likely until at least April to stop the NHS from imploding as winter looms. Advice for clinically at-risk people to avoid contact with others could be included in the top tier of a ‘traffic light’ … Read more

Around one in 20 people in England who were shielding won’t go back to work by the end of the year

Around one in 20 people in England who were shielding to avoid catching the coronavirus reveal they WON’T go back to work by the end of the year Some 6% of those classed as clinically extremely vulnerable will not return A further 21% said they would continue working from home Shielding was paused on August … Read more

Fury over Boris Johnson’s plan to pause shielding as experts say it’s not safe to return to work

Boris Johnson’s sparked fury today by announcing shielding restrictions will still be lifted for thousands of vulnerable people tomorrow – despite slamming on the brakes and delaying the reopening of the economy because of a spike in cases.  The Prime Minister said leisure and entertainment venues and beauty salons won’t be allowed to open tomorrow … Read more

Kim Kardashian and family are ‘shielding the kids’ from drama with dad Kanye West

Kim Kardashian and family are ‘shielding the kids’ from the drama surrounding Kanye West’s ongoing string of erratic behavior. The reality star – who reunited with her husband for the first time in weeks on Monday – is trying to keep things as normal as possible for daughters North, seven, and Chicago, two-and-a-half, and sons Saint, … Read more

Most children will be removed from coronavirus shielding list this month

Most children on the official coronavirus shielding list will be able to return to normal life over the summer, health officials confirmed today. Doctors are expected to remove all but the sickest children from the list of 93,000 which had been keeping vulnerable youngsters indoors since the coronavirus crisis broke out. After watching the epidemic … Read more

Shielding will come to an end on July 6, UK Government announces

More than two million people trapped at home under the Government’s ‘shielding’ scheme to protect them from coronavirus will finally be allowed back outside and to reunite with loved ones from July 6. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said levels of the virus in the UK are now so low that it will soon be safe for … Read more

Shielding will come to an end on July 6, UK Government announces

Freedom for 2.2million people ‘shielding’ from Covid-19 in England as Matt Hancock announces they will be able to spend more time outside their homes from July 6 and can go back to work at the start of August Clinically extremely vulnerable people have been shielding since March 29 They have been advised not to leave … Read more

Cancer charities demand clarity on No 10’s shielding advice

Charities today demanded clarity over No 10’s shielding advice, amid claims at-risk Britons will be able to stop self-isolating in six weeks. All 2.2million ‘clinically extremely vulnerable’ Brits will be told they no longer need to isolate at home from the end of July, it was reported last night. Macmillan Cancer Support’s policy director called … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Shielding plan for 2m most at risk ends in July

Vulnerable people, who were told not to leave their homes as part of the government’s shielding programme, will be able to go out after the end of July, it was reported tonight. As the UK’s infection rates continue to fall, the Health Service Journal (HSJ) said the 2.2 million clinically extremely vulnerable people who were … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Shielding plan for 2m most at risk ends in July

Vulnerable people, who were told not to leave their homes as part of the government’s shielding programme, will be able to go out after the end of July, it was reported tonight. As the UK’s infection rates continue to fall, the Health Service Journal (HSJ) said the 2.2 million clinically extremely vulnerable people who were … Read more