Pubs, cafes and restaurants will have to offer smokers and non-smokers separate areas for outdoor seating under new government plans. The premises must create a minimum distance of two meters between the smoking and non-smoking areas, according to the proposals. Read more here.
Blackburn has overtaken Leicester with the highest rate of coronavirus infection in England, new figures reveal. Its rate is 79.2 cases per 100,000 people, compared to 77.7 per 100,000 people in Leicester, who had a local block after a spike. Read more here. “Data-reactid =” 29 “>Local locks: Blackburn has overtaken Leicester with the highest rate of coronavirus infection in England, new figures reveal. Its rate is 79.2 cases per 100,000 people, compared to 77.7 per 100,000 people in Leicester, who had a local block after a spike. Read more here.
A test of a coronavirus vaccine has elicited an immune response in humans. The vaccine doses were administered to 1,077 healthy adults aged 18-55 years in five UK hospitals in April and May as part of the phase one clinical trial and the results, published in the Lancet journal on Monday, show that they induced Strong antibodies and T-cellular immune responses for up to 56 days after administration. Read more here.
Coronavirus restrictions will remain in place if large numbers of people refuse to take the COVID-19 vaccine, a UK task force warned. There are fears that millions of Britons may choose not to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, and many were swayed by the demystified anti-vax claims released online. Read more here.
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“data-reactid =” 44 “>Rest of the world
A record number of daily coronavirus cases have been reported worldwide for the second day in a row. The World Health Organization (WHO) said Sunday that there had been 259,848 new cases of COVID-19 worldwide in 24 hours, the highest daily number so far and the first time the account has crossed a quarter of a million. . Read more here.
Barcelona’s beaches were crowded over the weekend, even as the city was forced to close again after an increase in coronavirus cases. Thousands of sun seekers ignored the pleas of the Catalan authorities to stay at home in one of the regions of Spain most affected by COVID-19. Read more here.
Russian officials and executives received vaccines against the coronavirus in April, according to reports. Bloomberg reported that billionaires were among those who received a dose of an experimental vaccine developed by the Gamalei Institute in Moscow. Read more here.
“data-reactid =” 52 “>Positive news
While vaccine trials continue, Synairgen, a Southampton-based company, has developed SNG001, a drug that has been found to prevent COVID-19 from becoming more severe in 79% of cases. It uses a protein called interferon beta to trigger an immune response. Read more here.
A Tottenham Hotspurs fan blames his team as part of the reason he recovered from the coronavirus after 110 days in hospital. Jeremy Clough, 47, received a recovery card from Tottenham manager José Mourinho and a signed shirt from forward, Harry Kane, during his hospital stay, which his sister says spurred his recovery. Read more here.
