Health

[ad_1] Decentralized administrations, local authorities and businesses are at risk of being overwhelmed by the implementation of Brexit on January 1, unable to address it along with the urgent demands of the second wave of Covid-19, said an influential think tank. Municipalities, trade standards officers and port health authorities are …

[ad_1] A higher judge has said that friends and family can legally visit loved ones in nursing homes, in apparent defiance of recent government policy that has effectively banned routine visits in areas of high Covid-19 infection. Judge Hayden, vice president of the court of protection that makes decisions for …

[ad_1] The weekly number of coronavirus deaths in England and Wales rose by 45% in just seven days, new figures show. Data released by the Office for National Statistics showed that 978 people died after contracting the virus in the week ending October 23. This is a week rising from …

[ad_1] Nicola Sturgeon has asked for clarity on whether the license plan will be extended beyond December 2 in Scotland if necessary. Scotland’s prime minister made the call after Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick told Sky News’s Kay Burley that it would be a decision for the chancellor after the national …

[ad_1] Michael Gove today has been forced to admit he was wrong in the new lockout rules after suggesting that golf and individual tennis might still be allowed under the incoming grassroots ban. The Cabinet Office minister said the rules on individual golf and tennis would be “refined,” possibly allowing …

[ad_1] Here are the coronavirus morning headlines for Tuesday, November 3, as half a million people will be offered regular coronavirus testing in a pilot scheme hailed as having the potential to be a “powerful new weapon” in the fight against disease. All Liverpool residents and workers will be offered …

[ad_1] Professor Neil Ferguson warned that the UK could face another lockdown in the New Year if infection levels are not reduced after a second national lockdown. The Imperial College epidemiologist, dubbed “Professor Lockdown,” said reducing infection rates “substantially” during the lockdown could see a relaxation of measures over Christmas …

[ad_1] Liverpool is set to see an army-backed massive coronavirus testing scheme later this week (Image: PA) Later this week, 2,000 servicemen will arrive in Liverpool to begin a massive testing program, with hundreds of thousands of tests offered to everyone who lives or works in the city. The program, …

[ad_1] A senior NHS figure has cast doubt on the service’s ambition to continue treating all patients for other illnesses during the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. Professor Stephen Powis, England’s NHS National Medical Director, told Sky News that the National Health Service “was not running out of capacity” …

[ad_1] Calls to the Northwest Ambulance Service increased by more than a third today, compared to the same time last week. The service was forced to report a major incident earlier tonight, due to the high volume of calls received. Bosses have now shared that the service handled 2,266 calls …