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[ad_1] Several European countries, including Belgium, Italy and the Netherlands, have reacted to the discovery of a rapidly spreading strain of Covid-19 in England by announcing bans on flights carrying passengers from the UK, and France and Germany are considering similar plans. The moves came as millions of people in …

[ad_1] Italy joined the Netherlands and Belgium in banning air travel from the UK due to fears over the new strain of coronavirus. The move comes after Dutch health authorities confirmed at least one case of the same variant that has led London and much of south-east England to go …

[ad_1] Public Health Wales (PHW) reported 69 deaths on Sunday, the highest number of deaths reported in a single 24-hour period since the onset of the pandemic in March. It’s double the number reported the day before, meaning 3,115 people have died in Wales since March with laboratory-confirmed coronavirus. Almost …

[ad_1] Belgium has joined the Netherlands in banning air travel from the UK due to fears over the new strain of the coronavirus. The move comes after Dutch health authorities confirmed at least one case of the same variant that has led London and much of south-east England to go …

[ad_1] Holiday bubbles should be as small as possible, and Northern Irish people should consider forming them by December 25 only in the midst of a “new aggressive strain” of Covid-19. Prime Minister Arlene Foster, Deputy Prime Minister Michelle O’Neill and Health Minister Robin Swann met with Medical Director Michael …

[ad_1] rer Chaand Nagpaul, chairman of the BMA board, said doctors were working hard to distribute the coronavirus vaccine, but it would take three to four months for a sufficient number of the population to be vaccinated. He told Sky’s Sophy Ridge on Sunday: “We are working hard. We have …

[ad_1] Trains were overcrowded and roads were jammed last night as Londoners tried to flee the capital ahead of tighter coronavirus restrictions, in what has been called “totally irresponsible behavior.” Health Secretary Matt Hancock let out a deep breath and shook his head when asked about images of a busy …

[ad_1] Scientists are quick to answer three crucial questions: whether the new strain is being transmitted more easily as suspected; if it makes people sick and worsens the prognosis of those who contract it; and if vaccines would be effective against him. When Health Secretary Matt Hancock first mentioned the …

[ad_1] People should behave as if they already have COVID-19, especially in the new Level 4 areas of England, warned Health Secretary Matt Hancock. He said the new strain of coronavirus was “out of control” and “we have to control it by reducing social contact.” The five-day Christmas bubble period …

[ad_1] To view this video, please enable JavaScript and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Five policemen were injured and 29 people arrested when anti-blockade protesters clashed with police in central London. Hundreds of people marched in Parliament Square from Oxford Street and Regents Street earlier …