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[ad_1] The highest number of Covid deaths since April and the discovery of a second new variant of the virus led to stark warnings that ministers are acting too slowly by waiting until Boxing Day to put 6 million more people on the restrictions. more stringent. A portion of England …

[ad_1] Talks between the UK and the EU on a post-Brexit trade deal are in the “final phase,” an EU official told Sky News. With both sides trying to reach an agreement before the end of the transition period next week, sources in London and Brussels have told Sky News …

[ad_1] The UK has recorded its biggest daily increase in coronavirus-related deaths since late April, and a record rise in cases for the second day in a row. The death toll, 744, is the highest daily figure since April 29, and the increase in cases, 39,237, is the highest since …

[ad_1] Two cases of a new “more transmissible” COVID-19 variant linked to South Africa have been identified in the UK, the Health Secretary said. Both cases are contacts of people who traveled from South Africa in recent weeks, Matt Hancock told a news conference in Downing Street. Those with the …

[ad_1] Two cases of a new “more transmissible” COVID-19 variant linked to South Africa have been identified in the UK, the Health Secretary said. Both cases are contacts of people who traveled from South Africa in recent weeks, Matt Hancock told a news conference in Downing Street. Those with the …

[ad_1] TThe international mission of the World Health Organization to China to investigate the origins of Covid-19 will explore all avenues and does not seek to find “guilty” parties, a team member told the AFP news agency. The researchers will head to China in January and to Wuhan, where the …

[ad_1] The R number in the UK is estimated to have risen to between 1.1 and 1.3, according to SAGE’s group of government advisers. The range of the growth rate of COVID-19 is estimated between +1% to + 6%. The figure is highest in eastern England and London, with an …

[ad_1] Lufthansa transports 80 tonnes of fruit and vegetables to help restock UK supermarket shelves amid fears that lifting the French blockade will not prevent shortages in stores. The German airline said it was carrying a cargo of lettuce, cauliflower, broccoli, strawberries and citrus fruits, and was considering additional special …

[ad_1] Poorer countries are unlikely to gain substantial access to Covid-19 vaccines until the second half of next year, meaning richer European countries could remain vulnerable to new waves of infection for years, the chief said. UN humanitarian. “For poorer countries, there will possibly be small amounts of vaccine in …

[ad_1] More areas could be moved to Level 4 after Christmas given the new “very concerning” coronavirus variant, a cabinet minister told Sky News. The Secretary for Communities, Robert Jenrick, said that the mutation “is highly concentrated in London and the South East”, where total blockade measures have already been …