Health

[ad_1] Italy will enter a new lockdown for much of the Christmas and New Year period to cope with the increase in coronavirus cases. The bars, restaurants and non-essential shops will close between December 24 and 27, New Year’s Eve until January 3 and from January 5 to 6. Italians …

[ad_1] The coronavirus vaccine could run out next month, warned former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt. This morning, Mr Hunt revealed that doses of the Pfizer vaccine, which tens of thousands of Britons currently receive every day, are expected to run out by the end of January with no new stocks …

[ad_1] The number of patients in Kent hospitals with Covid-19 has skyrocketed beyond the spring peak. The NHS in Kent confirmed late Friday that it would postpone non-urgent operations as doctors struggle to cope with the second wave of the pandemic. The number of Covid patients in Kent hospitals is …

[ad_1] An influential group of MPs has expressed significant concerns about the country’s readiness to leave the EU less than two weeks before Brexit day on December 31. The Commons Brexit select committee has asked the government to ensure that there is a robust contingency plan in place over the …

[ad_1] The new variant of Covid-19 that has swept through the Southeast is said to be 50% more contagious than the original strain. Boris Johnson was in hiding in emergency meetings Friday night after he was presented with evidence that the new Covid strain sweeping the Southeast is “frighteningly transmissible.” …

[ad_1] Video report from ITV News science editor Tom Clarke High-level government scientists have said the rising rates of Covid-19 in south-east England are likely linked to the new variant of the virus, ITV News has understood. The new strain of the virus, identified by Matt Hancock on Monday, is …

[ad_1] London and the South East could be ‘cut off’ from the rest of the UK with possible travel bans as a new ‘highly contagious’ variant of coronavirus spreads across the region. Boris Johnson could announce a strengthening of the Covid-19 council as early as today after holding a meeting …

[ad_1] Gérard Brudi, who rents two apartments for winter workers in the popular French ski resort of Val Thorens, hasn’t had a single reservation this year. Even though it’s snowing and sunny, the lifts are closed. Travel reps who would normally receive guests have little more to do than search …

[ad_1] Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine has become the second to be approved for emergency use in the US. The country’s Food and Drug Administration announced the authorization a day after the agency external expert panel endorsed the vaccine. The FDA based its decision on the results of a late-stage study of …

[ad_1] Now, retired parents, governors and teachers could be tied up to test students for Covid-19 despite the massive revolt over ministers’ 11th hour plans. Volunteers can be used instead of teachers to take quick tests next year The major education unions have threatened to ruin the New Years program …