[ad_1] Two areas of Teesside are now national hot spots for the coronavirus, the latest NHS data has shown. Middlesbrough, which was added to the government watch list on Friday as an ‘area of concern’, now has an infection rate of 43.4 per 100,000, after registering 67 new cases in …
Read More »Coronavirus in Wales: Caerphilly County to be under local lockdown
[ad_1] Image copyright fake images Screenshot People will not be able to enter or leave Caerphilly County without good reason The Caerphilly County district will be placed under a local lockdown starting at 18:00 BST on Tuesday after a “rapid” increase in coronavirus cases. People will not be able to …
Read More »Live Coronavirus Updates As Caerphilly County Enters Local Lockdown After Covid-19 Rise
[ad_1] Caerphilly County will be put under a local lockdown on Tuesday, September 8, the Government of Wales announced. Government officials say the new measures are being introduced after a rapid rise in confirmed coronavirus cases, which “have been linked to groups of people gathering indoors, without following social distancing …
Read More »Coronavirus UK: HMS Queen Elizabeth postpones navigation due to cases
[ad_1] Big Lizzie falls ill: Royal Navy’s flagship aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, postpones sailing from Portsmouth base after crew members tested positive for Covid-19 Up to nine of the ship’s crew have tested positive for coronavirus Around 100 more crew members isolate themselves on board and will be reassessed …
Read More »Over a thousand pupils isolate themselves after 15 Greater Manchester schools see positive results in Covid tests
[ad_1] Hundreds of pupils across Greater Manchester have to isolate themselves after positive cases of coronavirus in their schools. Just days after welcoming the children into the classroom, 15 schools have had to tell some students that they must now stay home for fifteen days. Putting children in bubbles as …
Read More »Closure restrictions extended in western Scotland
[ad_1] Image copyright PA media Coronavirus restrictions on home visiting in the west of Scotland have been extended to Renfrewshire and East Dunbartonshire after an increase in cases. The move comes a week after the measures were reimposed in the city of Glasgow, West Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire. The restrictions …
Read More »Coronavirus: UK cases exceed the level that would cause the quarantine for travelers | UK News
[ad_1] The weekly rate of new coronavirus cases in the UK has risen above 20 per 100,000 people, the rate at which it considers imposing quarantine measures on people arriving from abroad. In the seven days through September 7, there were 21.3 cases per 100,000, compared to 13.9 in the …
Read More »Coronavirus: Seven Greek Islands Added to England’s Quarantine List
[ad_1] Image copyright Getty Creative Travelers arriving in England from seven Greek islands will have to isolate themselves for 14 days starting at 04:00 BST on Wednesday, Grant Shapps said. The affected islands are Lesbos, Tinos, Serifos, Mykonos, Santorini, Crete and Zakynthos (also known as Zante). Shapps said the “improved …
Read More »New Brexit law will not ‘break’ EU trade plans
[ad_1] Image copyright Reuters The government will introduce a new law that could change post-Brexit customs plans with the EU, but No. 10 denied it would “break” the existing treaty. The two parties agreed in 2019 on the terms of the UK’s exit, including future trade in Northern Ireland. Reports …
Read More »LIVE: North Wales Second School Staff Member Tests Positive for Coronavirus
[ad_1] There have been positive tests for coronavirus in two schools in North Wales. A Ysgol Friars, Bangor staff member has contracted the virus and the school cafeteria will be closed until further notice. Parents at the school have been informed and North Wales Live understands that students have been …
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