The move will be welcomed by the travel and tourism industry, one of the sectors most badly affected worldwide by coronavirus lockdown measures. Fully vaccinated travellers entering England will soon be exempt from any COVID test requirements, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed on Monday. Speaking to reporters during a visit to a hospital in … Read more
New restrictions in England to slow the spread of COVID-19 will only be introduced as a last resort, health minister Sajid Javid said, stressing that although hospitalisations were rising, the number of patients in intensive care was stable. The rapid spread of the Omicron variant across the United Kingdom has sent infections to record highs, … Read more
Good morning. Boris Johnson has set a target for the government to offer all adults a booster vaccine by the end of the month. Here is our overnight story reporting the announcement. This morning Sajid Javid, the health secretary, has been giving broadcast interviews, and he has admitted that, as GPs and hospitals in England … Read more
Move comes as more cases of Omicron variant identified in UK Minimum gap for Covid booster jabs to be halved to three months UK science advisers brace for hundreds of confirmed Omicron cases What do new measures to tackle Omicron variant mean for UK travellers? Global coronavirus updates – live Sturgeon stresses that there is … Read more
Children don’t have as good self regulation as adults do, that’s why they’re not allowed to buy cigarettes. When kids describe their usage of Instagram, Facebook’s own research describes it as ‘an addict’s narrative’. The kids say ‘this makes me unhappy, I don’t have the ability to control my usage of it, and I feel … Read more
From October 4, the UK will have only one list of countries — red. (File) The UK’s updated Covid-19 travel rules place Indians inoculated with Covishield in the ‘unvaccinated’ category. While the country has relaxed the regulations for those with two doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab, the same version being manufactured in India Serum Institute … Read more
The new two-tiered system could remain in place till the year-end. (File) The United Kingdom on Friday eased travel restrictions for people arriving in the country. The relaxations would help vaccinated people coming to and from England, and could particularly benefit Indians. Traffic light system scrappedThe UK will scrap the red, green, and amber countries … Read more
Children and young people have had a tough time during this pandemic and I’ll be listening to them and their families as we accelerate our work to build back better and fairer. From my own experience, I know what a beacon of opportunity this country can be and I want all children, young people and … Read more
9.42am BST09:42 Andrew Marr says had ‘quite unpleasant’ bout of Covid after G7 despite being double-vaccinated Andrew Marr is now interviewing Sir Peter Hornby, chair of he New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (Nervtag), and he says that when he caught coronavirus recently (at the G7 summit – see 9.23am), he had been … Read more