UK, all adults will get the vaccine against Covid
The UK ordered about 100m doses of the Oxford vaccine: they will be enough to cover circa 50m persons.
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Covid, several areas of UK to go under tighter restrictions
In the meanwhile, hope comes from the approvation of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.
The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has been approved
The approval comes at the right moment, when both cases and hospitalisations are peaking.
“Tougher lockdown needed if schools stay open”, professor Hayward says
The professor also explains new Covid strain could be catastrophic without Tier 5
Covid, vaccine diffusion is spreading quickly
Anyways, doctors and authorities fear that misinformation may spread hesitancy over the vaccine.
Covid, military to help mass testing students
Members of the army will provide their help to mass test secondary schools and college students.
NHS Chiefs warned Britain back in the eye of the storm of pandemic
Britain is right back in the middle of the pandemic, since hospital admissions have outdone those in April.
Covid: the latest data shows 24 areas risk to be plunged into Tier 4
The Cabinet Office minister didn’t rule out the possibility that the whole England could be subjected to more severe restrictions of Tier 4
Covid death toll updatedbut hope comes from the vaccine
In the UK, 316 new deaths have been registered on Sunday, December 27th. Meawhile, AstraZeneca CEO is confident about the vaccine.
British tourists fled a Swiss ski resort to escape the quarantine
The Verbier hoteliers asked them to self-isolate following the discovery of a new variant of the coronavirus in the UK.
Covid, hospital admissions are peaking again
Ambulances are under pressure as hospital admissions are increasing sharply, reaching April peak.
Trafford Centre: crowds of people flocked to sales despite soaring infections
Faced with the situation, the Centre was forced to take some measures.
Gold Command meeting: “A probably full national lockdown from Boxing Day”
The meeting also discussed about the possibility to put Birmingham into Tier 4 before Christmas.
UK prepares to a mass testing programme for lorry drivers
The decision comes after the achievement of an agreement with France to reopen its border
Boris Johnson plans to mass test the UK truck drivers
On Monday night, the French ban on transporters from transporting goods across the Channel came into effect
France to reopen borders with UK as soon as possible
France is waiting Britain to test lorry drivers in order to prevent the spread of the new Covid strain.
1,500 lorries stuck in Kent after France closed borders
More than 40 countries have banned arrivals from the UK after a dangerous coronavirus ‘variant’ has been discovered in England.
Covid, the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine will work against the variant
The vaccine currently deployed in the UK should work also against the new variant, BioNTech boss guaranteed.
Covid severely hits London with about 47,000 cases in a week
Covid in London is on a spiral surge: the city registered about 47,000 new cases in a week.
Ireland cancels UK flights because of the new Covid variant
Ireland, following Italy, Germany and Netherlands, cancels Uk flight over Covid variant dread.
Covid, UK faces its highest daily surge since the pandemic started
Nearly 36,000 infections: this is the daily highest Covid cases increase since the beginning of the pandemic.
A tighter ‘Tier 4’ to be applied after Christmas if cases keep rising
A new higher ‘Tier 4’ could be introduced after Christmas if covid infections will have risen during the festive period, ministers warn.
Millions of school children get an extra week off school
This will help schools to roll out Covid testing during Christmas holidays
Moderna Vaccine: experts set the emergency approval in the USA
Moderna’s vaccine uses the same groundbreaking technology as Pfizer-BioNTech’s shot.
“Don’t see grandparents over Christmas if possible”, Priti Patel says
The Cabinet minister calls Brits to common sense and responsibility.