Lockdown roadmap: What can you do from 17 May? May 10, 2021 From 17 May people in England will take a big step away from harsh lockdown restrictions; but what exactly will be allowed from next Monday? Today the Prime Minister confirmed that England would proceed to step three of his roadmap for lifting lockdown from 17 May. The decision comes as the UK’s Covid alert level [...]
West Midlands Trains ‘scams’ its own staff with email promising a pandemic bonus May 10, 2021 A rail union has called out West Midlands Trains for emailing 2,500 employees with the empty promise of a pandemic bonus as part of a cybersecurity test. In the email staff were thanked for their efforts under the “huge strain” of the pandemic and that managing director, Julian Edwards, wanted to thank them with a one-off [...]
Boris: London will ‘bustle’ again as lockdown ends and remote working era fades May 10, 2021 Boris: London will 'bustle' again as lockdown ends and remote working era fades
Hugging to be allowed as lockdown restrictions ease from 17 May May 10, 2021 Further easing of coronavirus restrictions will go ahead as planned on 17 May, meaning people will be able to meet indoors for the first time in months. The government said the UK has met all requirements necessary to continue to ease lockdown measures next week, gradually bringing more normality to everyday life. The changes will [...]
Cheap PCR tests: Where to get them and what you need to fly May 10, 2021 Borders open for international travel on 17 May, with Brits preparing to brave the Kafkaesque nightmare of the traffic light system to visit their favourite summer sun destination. But to travel to many countries, passengers will require a PCR – polymerase chain reaction – Covid test, which must meet performance standards of at least 97 [...]
Inovio confirms its Covid vaccine is safe in mid-stage trials May 10, 2021 Inovio Pharmaceuticals has confirmed its Covid-19 vaccine candidate is safe in a mid-stage clinical trial, as it produces immune responses against the virus in all tested age groups. The trial, which included around 400 participants aged 18 years and older at 16 US sites, used a 2mg dose for the phase three segment of the trial. The [...]
UK downgrades Covid-19 threat level May 10, 2021 Chief medical officers have lowered the UK’s Covid threat level from four to three, meaning the virus is in general circulation but not rising exponentially. In a joint statement, the chief medical officers said it was thanks to the efforts of the general public with social distancing, and the impact of the vaccination programme, that [...]
South Africa warns of ‘vaccine apartheid’ if rich countries hog jabs May 10, 2021 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa today warned of “vaccine apartheid” if wealthy nations hogged Covid shots while millions in poor countries died waiting for them. South Africa and India have been pushing for a waiver on some intellectual property rights for vaccines and medicines at the World Trade Organization. US President Joe Biden backed the [...]
Pandemic drives 15-fold rise in online scams, say UK cyber spooks May 10, 2021 UK spooks took down more online scams last year than in the previous three years combined as the Covid-19 pandemic fuelled an increase in cyber crime. Experts oversaw a huge 15-fold increase in the number of scams removed from the internet, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said today. It comes as unscrupulous hackers tried [...]
Refugee nurses channelled into the NHS through new scheme May 10, 2021 Refugee nurses are being channelled into the NHS as part of a Liverpool-based scheme, giving asylum seekers the opportunity to use their qualifications to live an independent life in the UK. Palestinian national from Lebanon, Walid Jarad, had lived in just two t-shirts and two pairs of jeans for a whole year, until last month. [...]