Health

[ad_1] A further 1,162 COVID-related deaths and 52,618 new cases have been reported in the UK. The death toll increased from yesterday, when 1,041 people were reported to have died within 28 days of testing positive for coronavirus, according to government figures. It was the highest daily figure since April …

[ad_1] The GP who visited the health secretary to mark the expanded rollout of the Oxford / AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine has yet to receive any of that. Matt Hancock was at Bloomsbury Surgery in Camden, north London, on Thursday as the government plans to offer a COVID-19 jab to the …

[ad_1] The scale of the health emergency now facing the UK was exposed on Wednesday night as figures showed that more than 1,000 people had died from the virus in the previous 24 hours and hospitals reported treating a record high. than 30,000 patients with Covid. The alarming rise in …

[ad_1] meIt appears, as I write this, that the Democratic candidates have won both US Senate elections in Georgia, with the Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff defeating Republican incumbents Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue. If these results are confirmed, the incoming United States Senate will split 50-50 between the …

[ad_1] The United Kingdom coronavirus The vaccination program could reduce nearly all coronavirus deaths as early as spring, the Covid vaccine implementation minister said. Nadhim Zahawi said that “99% of mortality is reduced” by vaccinating everyone in the nine priority groups: those over 50, classified as extremely vulnerable from a …

[ad_1] Northern Ireland faces disruptions to its food supply as Britain’s suppliers are unaware of the Brexit-related paperwork required to ship goods to the region, business leaders said. Trucks are arriving in GB ports with incorrect or missing documentation delaying their passage through the Irish Sea, they told MPs on …

[ad_1] Boris Johnson confirms that the end of the blockade may be delayed beyond mid-February Boris Johnson has said that the end of the third coronavirus lockdown in England may be delayed beyond mid-February as MPs prepare for a vote on the strict new restrictions. The prime minister updated the …

[ad_1] second oris Johnson was under enormous pressure to deliver a successful vaccine today as he promised MPs a “means of escape” from the blockade. The prime minister announced that London’s ExCeL exhibition center will host one of seven new mega-vaccination venues launched in stadiums and hallways next week. The …

[ad_1] Gavin Williamson, the education secretary, faces increasing pressure from the schools fiasco after being forced to decline in vocational BTec exams this month as he works out new plans to replace the GCSE and A-level exams. canceled this summer. Following calls from university leaders, Labor leaders and mayors of …

[ad_1] There is not much consistency in Britain’s handling of the pandemic, but one rule applies at all times: There is no scenario so bad that it cannot get worse with Gavin Williamson in charge of schools. The closure of classrooms demoralizes parents, teachers and children. The prospect of canceled …