Health

[ad_1] Image copyright REUTERS / Phil Noble Some 40 universities across the UK have reported coronavirus cases and thousands of students are isolating themselves as the new period begins. Health Minister Helen Whately said “it must be very difficult” for the students, but they wanted the outbreaks “to be under …

[ad_1] Image copyright REUTERS / Phil Noble Some 40 universities across the UK have reported coronavirus cases and thousands of students are isolating themselves as the new period begins. Health Minister Helen Whately said “it must be very difficult” for the students, but they wanted the outbreaks “to be under …

[ad_1] image copyrightShutterstock ScreenshotGreater Manchester’s night economy czar said the closures were “ill-thought-out” and “chaotic.” The Mayor of Greater Manchester has called for an “urgent review” of the 10pm closing times for pubs and restaurants. Andy Burnham said that meant people were gathering at houses and supermarkets that were “packed …

[ad_1] Police officers on patrol before closing time in Soho, London, after pubs and restaurants were subjected to a 10pm curfew to combat the surge in coronavirus cases in England. The government is reportedly planning to enforce a “total social lockdown” in London and much of northern England to combat …

[ad_1] A Manchester coronavirus patient has become the first in the UK to receive an experimental arthritis drug to counter the severe effects of the virus. Farhan Hamid, 41, South Manchester, she has been given a dose of otilimab, a drug currently under investigation as a potential treatment for rheumatoid …

[ad_1] Fines for failure to isolate properly introduced in England today New local closures, new restrictions and new stiff fines for failing to self-isolate will take effect in some parts of the UK on Monday. People across England will be legally required to self-isolate from this week if they test …

[ad_1] All pubs, restaurants and bars will be ordered to close for two weeks under the new lockdown measures being considered if COVID-19 cases continue to rise. Earlier this week, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that any new national shutdown would threaten jobs, livelihoods and human contact. But government sources …

[ad_1] Liberal Democrats have voted to push for the renewal of the UK’s membership in the European Union, but only as “a longer-term goal” as the party used its annual conference to begin a post-rebranding process Brexit. The party, which won just 11 seats in the December elections on a …

[ad_1] The police are poised to carry out on-the-spot checks on self-isolating people, as stiff new fines come into force for those who break the rules. Starting today, people across England will be legally obliged to isolate themselves if they test positive for coronavirus or they are contacted by the …

[ad_1] Image copyright fake images The Scottish government has issued a new guide for students affected by coronavirus restrictions. It says that students can visit their parents if there is a “reasonable excuse,” such as a family emergency. Those who have been counseled to self-isolate can return home if they …