Health

[ad_1] Passengers arriving in Devon and Cornwall both by land and by sea from overseas will be able to reduce their self-isolation by up to one week under new plans announced by the Government. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced today that starting December 15, passengers arriving in England from countries …

[ad_1] The University of Oxford and AstraZeneca vaccine trials were 90% effective by accident thanks to the “serendipity” of an error that led some participants to receive half doses, it has emerged. On Monday, scientists revealed that the Oxford vaccine was 70% effective overall, but could be around 90% effective …

[ad_1] COVID-19 case rates have fallen in most areas of England, according to new figures, with drops recorded in 249 out of 315 areas. However, London and the South East are offsetting the trend to some extent, registering a weekly increase in about half of the local authorities in the …

[ad_1] After almost four months of being under some form of confinement restriction, on Thursday people in Greater Manchester will learn what life will be like in the run-up to Christmas. The ministers will then decide, using the latest available data, at what level we will be placed after the …

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[ad_1] Boris Johnson will address the House of Commons this afternoon to reveal details on how England will leave the lockdown next month. The prime minister will also hold a televised speech at 7pm to update people in England on the new coronavirus rules after December 2. The current restrictions …

[ad_1] Johnson outlined the new measures that people in England will face once the blockade is lifted on December 2. The prime minister explained that he will return the three-tier approach, which previously included Greater Manchester, the Liverpool city region and Lancashire at Tier 3. National restrictions began in early …

[ad_1] Johnson leaves Westminster Abbey after attending an Armistice Day service Prime Minister Boris Johnson is announcing the post-shutdown Christmas plan this afternoon in a speech in the House of Commons, before giving a televised address to the public tonight. The prime minister is expected to confirm the massive tests …

[ad_1] Nine more people have died in Wales after testing positive for coronavirus and about 900 new cases of the virus have been confirmed. According to the latest statistics released by Public Health Wales on Monday, there have been 892 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Wales, an increase over …

[ad_1] The efficacy of the Oxford University / AstraZeneca vaccine paves the way for a cheaper and more easily transportable vaccine to be available to some of the poorest countries in the world. Unlike the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, AstraZeneca’s experimental vaccine is already part of Covax, the global initiative that hopes …