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[ad_1] The Irish government is considering returning to a full national lockdown for six weeks, Sky News understands. The lockdown, which would put the country at its highest coronavirus alert level, 5, has been recommended by health experts to halt the rise in COVID-19 cases. Sky correspondent in Ireland Stephen …

[ad_1] England’s Health Secretary Matt Hancock will make a statement before the House of Commons this afternoon. It is expected to cover the latest news on lock levels as well as Wales’ decision to introduce a two week ‘firewall’ lock from Friday. Drakeford told a Welsh government press conference in …

[ad_1] The death toll from coronavirus in the UK has risen by 80, with 18,804 new cases identified. It brings the official death toll to 43,726 since the start of the pandemic, and the most recent data shows that more than 5,600 people are hospitalized with the virus. The heartbreaking …

[ad_1] Another 18,804 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the UK and 80 new deaths have been reported. It brings the total number of cases to 741,212 and the total number of deaths, according to the government, to 43,726. On Sunday, 16,982 new daily cases of the virus were …

[ad_1] Ministers are considering imposing the strictest restrictions on the coronavirus in areas including parts of the northeast, south and west of Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire. Downing Street said they were discussing whether the areas should enter the highest tier in England. COVID-19 alert level. They could go on Lancashire and …

[ad_1] The UK hospital death toll from coronavirus has risen by 84, the highest rise on a Monday in four and a half months. England reported 76 deaths, Northern Ireland had six, Scotland had one and Wales had one. It’s the highest increase on a Monday since 115 deaths on …

[ad_1] Sheffield, Leeds, Bradford, Kirklees and York could get £ 55 million from each other if they are the next to face the stricter Level Three lockdown rules amid rising rates of coronavirus infection. Yorkshire towns and cities may be in the firing line for Level Three rules that prohibit …

[ad_1] HealthCoronavirus Live updates on the coronavirus in Scotland, the UK and around the world. Monday, October 19, 2020 6:32 am Updated Monday, October 19, 2020, 2:08 p.m.

[ad_1] HealthCoronavirus Live updates on the coronavirus in Scotland, the UK and around the world. Monday, October 19, 2020 6:32 am Updated Monday, October 19, 2020, 12:30 p.m.

[ad_1] A temporary national blockade will be established in Wales, Welsh Prime Minister Mark Drakeford announced. The Welsh government believes that a two-week lockdown, or firewall, starting at 6pm on Friday is vital to help control the virus. Around 2.3 million people in Wales already live under local lockdown rules: …