More restrictions to be ditched as PM to make announcement later today May 10, 2021 Boris Johnson will hold a press conference later today about how the UK will move into the next phase of reopening the country, Health Minister Nadine Dorries said this morning. “It does look as if the roadmap is on course,” Dorries told Sky News. “The prime minister will be making an announcement later this afternoon [...]
Service sector confidence surges as vaccine rollout continues May 10, 2021 Service sector confidence soared to its highest level in more than a year last month as the UK’s continued vaccine rollout and the easing of lockdown restrictions boosted optimism. Confidence among businesses in the service sector hit a 14-month high in April after rising 1.36 points to 99.86, according to BDO’s latest services optimism index. [...]
Hugging to be allowed soon as UK on track for lockdown easing May 9, 2021 Brits will be allowed to hug once again soon as Boris Johnson is set to confirm the next stage of the UK’s easing of lockdown restrictions. Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove said the prime minister will give the green light tomorrow for the next stage of the roadmap on 17 May. This will mean people [...]
Covid strain that contains 18 mutations is more deadly and infectious, researchers warn May 9, 2021 Researchers have confirmed that a new variant of the Coronavirus turns out to be a combination of 18 different mutations, including the strains commonly known as the Brazil, British and South African variants. Moreover, the new strain is more deadly and infectious variant than the original coronavirus variant. Researchers in the Brazilian city of Belo [...]
EU looking into reports of rare nerve disorder after Astrazeneca vaccine May 8, 2021 The EU’s medicines regulator is investigating reports of a rare nerve-degenerating disorder in people who have received Astrazeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine, it announced this afternoon. The watchdog has requested more detailed data on the cases from the company. As part of a regular review of safety reports for the vaccine, Vaxzevria, the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) safety [...]
Square Mile’s largest employers embrace hybrid working, the details May 8, 2021 The majority of the largest employers in the City of London have vowed to continue with some sort of hybrid approach to working, after pandemic-led restrictions forced the biggest home working experiment in history. With Covid-19 cases falling and millions of people successfully vaccinated, staff are trickling back into London’s offices, and companies are turning [...]
Travel green list: Brits can go to Portugal and Israel from 17 May May 8, 2021 Brits will be able to travel to destinations including Portugal and Israel from 17 May, transport secretary Grant Shapps has announced. He said that 12 countries, including the two above and as Gibraltar, would be on the government’s travel “green list”. Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Brunei, and Iceland make up the rest of the list, [...]
Two-thirds of UK adults given first dose of Covid-19 jab May 7, 2021 Two-thirds of adults in the UK have now received their first dose of the Covid-19 jab as the rollout of the vaccine continues at pace. A total of 35m people have now been given their first dose while a further 16.7m Brits have received their second. The government met its target of fully vaccinating the [...]
Indian Covid mutation declared ‘variant of concern’ over fears of rapid spread May 7, 2021 A coronavirus strain first detected in India has been declared a “variant of concern” over fears that it may be spreading more quickly than the dominant Kent strain. Public Health England (PHE) said it had “moderate confidence” that the Indian mutation, known officially as B16172, spreads at least as quickly as the strain first found in Kent last [...]
Covid prevalence drops across England with 1 in 1,180 infected May 7, 2021 The prevalence of Covid-19 infections in England has fallen for the fourth week in a row, although the decline has slowed alongside widespread easing of lockdown restrictions across the country. Data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that 1 in 1,180 people in England were estimated to have been infected with coronavirus [...]