Coronavirus News Live – Latest UK Updates As Experts Claim Ministers Have ‘Lost Control Of Virus’

Russia to complete early-stage trials of potential second vaccine

Russia will complete early-stage trials of a second potential Covid-19 vaccine produced by the Vector Institute on Sept. 30, Russia’s consumer health safety watchdog was quoted by the RIA news agency today.

Travelers can ‘travel with confidence’

Travelers are being told they can “travel with confidence” as rail services are increasing today.

The industry body Rail Delivery Group (RDG) insisted that the trains are “safe to travel” as schedules have increased to around 90 percent of pre-coronavirus pandemic levels. Pennsylvania reports.

This means additional and longer trains on many routes, especially at peak times.

RDG Director of Nations and Regions Robert Nisbet told BBC Radio 4 Today program: “Today is really about telling travelers that ‘you can travel with confidence’, that we are going to put more trains to increase capacity.

“But also what we are doing is ensuring that these trains are safe to travel by increasing hygiene (and) cleanliness in stations and on trains.”

“Obviously, we are also asking people to do their part, wearing face masks and making sure to keep their hands clean before and after traveling.”

Cases in Germany increase by 814

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany has risen by 814 to 250,799, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases shows.

No new deaths were reported this morning, leaving the death toll at 9,325, the tally showed.

An eating disorder charity has noticed a significant increase in demand for its services in recent months, stating that a proportion of calls to its helpline are from people who believe they have been triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, informs. Sabrina barr.

Beat, the UK’s leading eating disorder charity, said that from March to August 2020, demand for its helpline services increased by 97% compared to the same period in 2019.

Additionally, 28 percent of people who contacted the charity through its helpline between May and July said the Covid-19 crisis may have caused them to develop symptoms or relapse.

Australia Partners with Oxford for Vaccine

Australia has reached supply and production agreements with pharmaceutical companies worth A $ 1.7 billion (£ 930 million) over two potential Covid-19 vaccines, including one developed by the University of Oxford.

Under the agreement, Oxford, in collaboration with AstraZeneca and Australia’s University of Queensland working with CSL, will provide more than 84.8 million doses of vaccines for the Australian population of 26 million people, almost entirely manufactured in the Australian city of Melbourne, the Australian government said.

Australians will have access to 3.8 million doses of the Oxford vaccine in January and February, he added.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said both vaccines should be tested as safe and effective and meet all necessary regulatory requirements before being available to the public. Any vaccination would be free for all Australians.

Assaults on police officers in the United Kingdom increased by 21 per cent during the coronavirus lockdown, according to the figures, and forces reported a “particularly nasty trend” of spitting and coughing among criminals.

A total of 7,863 assault cases were recorded during the first three months of confinement, compared with 6,505 for the same period in 2019, data collected by PA shows.

This is because a recent study involving 40,000 police officers and personnel showed that 88 percent of officers reported being assaulted during their career, and 39 percent were assaulted in the past year.

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School closed after five teachers tested positive

A school in Suffolk has closed today after five members of the teaching staff tested positive for Covid-19.

Two other staff members at the Samuel Ward Academy in Haverhill are waiting to hear the results of their coronavirus tests.

The school said the closure was a “precautionary measure” and that it hopes to reopen tomorrow.

Director Andy Hunter said in a statement: “I will be taking a close look at the systems we put in place to try to understand how the transmission occurred and to make sure we do everything we can to limit the chances of the same thing happening again.

“We are determined to do everything possible to stop the spread of the virus and we agree to the precautionary action to close the school.”

A deep cleaning will take place at the school, while close contacts have been contacted with infected staff and asked to self-isolate for 14 days.

India becomes the second most affected country

India overtook Brazil to become the second most affected country by the pandemic with more than 4.2 million people infected.

The 90,802 cases added in the last 24 hours pushed India’s total beyond Brazil to leave the country behind only the United States, which has registered more than six million.

The Indian Ministry of Health also reported 1,016 deaths this morning for a total of 71,642, the third highest national figure.

India has been posting the world’s largest daily increases in coronavirus cases for nearly a month.

Despite more than two million new cases in the last month and the spread of the virus through the country’s smaller towns and villages, the Indian government has continued to ease restrictions in an attempt to revive the economy.

The Delhi Metro resumed operations after five months this morning, allowing only asymptomatic people to travel on trains, with face masks, social distancing and mandatory temperature controls.

Ministers have ‘lost control of the virus’

A leading health expert has suggested that ministers have “lost control of the virus,” after the UK posted its biggest 24-hour spike in Covid-19 cases since May 23.

Government figures showed that there have been another 2,988 laboratory-confirmed coronavirus cases in the UK as of 9am on Sunday.

This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the UK to 347,152.

Good morning and welcome to today’s live blog – we will bring you the latest updates on the pandemic from around the world.