LONDON (Reuters) – Britain plans to introduce regular, population-based testing for COVID-19 so that it can suppress the spread of the virus and reduce restrictions that have plagued its economy without triggering a second wave in any of the least affected countries in the world. A warning sign with hygiene …
Read More »Britain encourages risk groups to sign up for COVID-19 vaccine studies
PHILO PHOTO: A worker takes a blood sample from a man during a clinical trial of coronavirus antibodies (COVID-19), at Keele University, in Keele, UK 30 June 2020. REUTERS / Carl Recine LONDON (Reuters) – Britain on Monday urged parents and volunteers of Black and Asian minority groups to sign …
Read More »British government faces increasing pressure over exam series
LONDON (Reuters) – The British government on Sunday faced the threat of legal action and criticism from its own lawmakers after anger caused by the abuse of English diplomas during the pandemic. FILE PHOTO: Students wearing protective face masks hold placards as they protest outside the Department of Education, amid …
Read More »Public Health England needs to be kicked and replaced by new body – Telegraph
PHOTO PHOTO: British Health Secretary Matt Hancock arrives at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), ahead of a cabinet meeting being held at the FCO, for the first time since the COVID-19 lockdown in London, Britain July 21, 2020. Stefan Rousseau / Pool fia REUTERS (Reuters) – British Health Secretary …
Read More »European shares tumble after UK adds six more countries to its COVID-19 travel guarantee list
Matthew Horwood / Getty European stocks fell on Friday as the UK added six more countries to its 14-day COVID-19 quarantine list. The UK’s FTSE 100 benchmark fell 1.9% and the Euro Stoxx 50 fell 1.6% in early European trade. The decision, which goes into effect on Saturday, implies that …
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