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[ad_1] Those who have been in contact with someone who has tested positive for coronavirus will have to self-isolate for 10 days instead of 14, starting Monday. Those who must self-quarantine after returning from countries not on the travel corridor list will also have their period of isolation reduced in …

[ad_1] More than 100,000 patients will not be able to receive the Covid vaccine from their GP after their GP surgeries decided not to participate in their rollout, The Guardian may reveal. Dozens of GPs in England have chosen not to join the NHS coronavirus vaccination program amid concerns that …

[ad_1] northOne hopes for a happy new year in 2021. Covid-19 will make sure of that. However, news that a collision between the pandemic and Brexit may also result in the British being unable to enter the European Union for non-essential travel starting on January 1 has added to the …

[ad_1] The Welsh government is asked to immediately announce the restrictions Wales will face after Christmas. It has been widely reported that Wales could face a post-Christmas lockdown starting December 28, with Prime Minister Mark Drakeford due to take the last government briefing at 12.15pm on Friday; you can follow …

[ad_1] Seven out of ten contracts signed by Test and Trace were awarded without competition, the UK’s public spending watchdog has found, raising further concerns about public spending during the pandemic. An interim study by the National Audit Office (NAO) found that Test and Trace spent a total of £ …

[ad_1] People who celebrate New Year’s Eve will have to comply with regional coronavirus restrictions, without respite like Christmas, confirmed the Secretary of Health. Matt hancock He said that while he knew it was “frustrating,” the rules will only be relaxed for five days, Dec. 23-27, to allow three households …

[ad_1] The Australian government has terminated its agreement with Australian biotechnology company CSL Limited to supply 51 million doses of a Covid-19 vaccine being developed by the University of Queensland, after participants in the vaccine trial yielded false positive results in HIV testing. Australia had expected the protein vaccine to …

[ad_1] The Brexit transition period will end on January 1, with or without a future trade agreement with the EU, but there will be some changes regardless of the outcome of the trade negotiations. Visiting the EU The government is warning the British that travel to the EU, Switzerland, Norway, …

[ad_1] An advisory panel from the US Food and Drug Administration recommended emergency approval of a Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech. The recommendation is expected to indicate that the first approval of a Covid-19 vaccine for use in the US is imminent. That would mark a major milestone …

[ad_1] Massive tests for high school children will be implemented in coronavirus hot spots in London, Essex and Kent, the health secretary announced. Matt Hancock said he was “concerned” that the number of COVID-19 cases in those three areas were “increasing and in many areas already high” and that “by …