Health

[ad_1] Almost all Level 3 areas will remain at their current level of restrictions, but a wider area in the east and south-east of England will move to more severe measures, the Health Secretary said. Addressing MPs in the Commons, Matt Hancock said that starting Saturday the following areas will …

[ad_1] Manchester United and Manchester City are among a long list of clubs whose matches must remain behind closed doors after Manchester was kept under Level 3 restrictions following a government review on measures to address COVID-19. Manchester, and other areas of the country that had been placed at Level …

[ad_1] Sweden’s king has said that the country’s anti-lockdown coronavirus strategy has failed as hospitals in the Stockholm region warned they were struggling to cope with a surge in cases and polls showed public confidence the authorities had plummeted to a new low. “The people of Sweden have suffered tremendously …

[ad_1] Good Morning. Just over two weeks ago MPs voted on the new tier system for England. With many Conservative MPs threatening to rebel, Boris Johnson wrote MPs before the vote suggesting that in some areas the rules could be relaxed before Christmas, and in the debate he said that …

[ad_1] NewsPolitics Support for independence has once again reached record levels, and Yes has 58 percent support for the second time, a new poll shows. Thursday, December 17, 2020, 7:00 am Updated Thursday, December 17, 2020, 9:25 am The Scotsman / Savanta ComRes poll, the first in a new series …

[ad_1] L Ondon faces a worsening Covid-19 crisis with almost 32,000 new cases registered in a week, impact figures reveal today. They show an alarming rate of infection in North East London and the surrounding boroughs, and other areas further out of the city are also heavily affected. A daily …

[ad_1] An additional 11,000 positive Covid tests in Wales have yet to be counted in official figures because a computer system was down for maintenance. The anomaly means that the number of cases during the week through December 15 is likely to be roughly double what was originally thought. Opposition …

[ad_1] Here are the coronavirus morning headlines for Thursday, December 17, as ministers need to review the 6:00 p.m. curfew and alcohol ban. The ministers will meet to discuss whether the rules, put in place to restrict what pubs, restaurants and cafes can do due to coronavirus rates, should be …

[ad_1] “There is not enough evidence” that taking vitamin D prevents or treats COVID-19, the experts concluded. The National Institute for Excellence in Health and Care (NICE), which led the UK rapid review, said more research is needed, particularly from high-quality randomized controlled trials. The health secretary asked NICE, Public …

[ad_1] These are crucial weeks for Boris Johnson. It is also crucial for the country. We are caught in a perfect storm of a possible no-deal Brexit and a seemingly resurgent pandemic. On Brexit, we may be moving towards a deal that will avoid the dangers of No Deal. But …