Government in negotiations for ‘Covid variant vaccine’ June 2, 2021 The Government has entered negotiations to secure a “variant vaccine” adapted to tackle the variant first identified in South Africa, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said this afternoon. In a speech delivered at the Jenner Institute in Oxford, Hancock said: “There is yet more to do, the work isn’t over yet – we’re still procuring all [...]
Some 4.4 million Londoners have received at least one Covid jab June 2, 2021 Just more than 4.4 million people in London have received at least one dose of a vaccine against Covid-19, while 2.6 million Londoners have received both doses. The latest figures from London show than more than seven million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have been administered in the capital since the start of the vaccine [...]
Three-quarters of adults in UK have now received first Covid jab June 2, 2021 More than three-quarters of adults in the UK have now received their first Covid-19 vaccine dose. The milestone was reached by midnight yesterday, according to Health Secretary Matt Hancock. It comes the day after zero deaths within 28 days of testing positive for coronavirus were reported for the first time since 30 July last year. [...]
Covid hospital admissions still tracking below even most optimistic SAGE scenarios June 2, 2021 The number of Brits admitted to hospital with Covid-19 remains lower than any of the four scenarios envisioned by SAGE scientists when the lockdown easing roadmap was produced. The number-crunching, performed by The Spectator and published on their data tracker, suggests the UK’s battle against Covid-19 has been more successful than even the most optimistic [...]
Brits to splurge an extra £9bn on holidays next year once Covid-19 restrictions ease June 1, 2021 Lockdown savings will allow Brits to splurge an extra £9bn on travel next year, taking the predicted tally for 2022 holidays to £108bn.
UK records zero Covid deaths for the first time since last March June 1, 2021 For the first time since Covid-19 gripped the nation last March, in the last 24 hours Zero Covid-19 deaths were recorded within 28 days of a positive test, according to the latest government figures. At the same time, there were another 3,165 cases recorded in the last 24 hours, up from 2,493 one week ago. [...]
Deutsche Bank ‘confirms move to adopt hybrid working’ as work-from-home era fades June 1, 2021 Deutsche Bank the latest to adopt hybrid working as work-from-home era fades
MPs urge government to donate half of incoming vaccines to Covax scheme June 1, 2021 MPs and peers have urged the UK to adopt a Covid-19 “vaccine matching” scheme in a letter today, which would see half of the doses the arrive in the UK be donated to the Covax scheme. The letter, coordinated by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), said that prime minister Boris Johnson has a “moral duty” [...]
Business chiefs warn ministers not to end free workplace Covid testing June 1, 2021 Business leaders have urged UK ministers not to end a scheme that provides free workplace Covid tests. Companies have insisted that the tests are crucial to plans to fully reopen the economy later this month, according to the Financial Times (FT). Firms have been able to claim free testing kits from the government since April, [...]
Heathrow Airport finally separates red-list country flights from lower-risk arrivals June 1, 2021 Heathrow Airport finally separates flights from red list countries from green and amber arrivals