Category: UK
UK coronavirus: 20,412 new cases, 532 deaths
The daily UK coronavirus figures for the UK are 20,412 infections and 532 deaths. More...
COVID-19 vaccine will be optional in Britain
People in Britain will be able to decide whether they want to have the coronavirus vaccine or not, health minister Matt Hancock said on Tuesday, adding that children will not need to be vaccinated. More...
Mink coronavirus alert as UK hospitals ordered to keep suspected cases in isolation
Every hospital in the #UK has been ordered to isolate suspected “mink virus” patients amid increasing efforts to prevent a mutant strain of Covid from spreading to Britain. More...
England bans planes and ships from Denmark
England has banned ships, planes and freight from Denmark in response to fears about a new coronavirus mutation from mink bred at Danish farms transmitting to humans. More...
Britons should be paid to take COVID-19 vaccine says Oxford professor
People should be paid to have a COVID-19 jab so the country reaches herd immunity as quickly as possible, a leading ethicist has suggested. More...
Manchester students react with anger as workmen return less than 24 hours later to remove COVID ‘lockdown fencing’
Workmen have returned to Manchester University accommodation to remove a stretch of ‘lockdown fencing’ following a night of protests. More...
Europe is main source of Sars-Cov-2. Travel restrictions in UK and Europe “too few” and “too late”
It is not China but Europe the area of the world identified as the main source of spread of Sars-Cov-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. More...
Mass exodus of UK students is expected as Covid lockdown starts
Students in cities across England could begin a mass exodus back to their families ahead of new lockdown measures coming into force on Thursday.
UK – nearly 400 COVID deaths in one day
UK Government figures for 3rd November show 397 deaths and more than 20,000 infections
Third of staff ‘fear catching Covid at work’
More than a third of workers are concerned about catching coronavirus on the job, according to a study by the Resolution Foundation think tank. More...