Hints at How England Lockdown will be Eased The roadmap for easing the coronavirus lockdown in England should be announced from 22nd February. Boris Johnson has hinted at what areas and industries will reopen first. The reopening of schools will be prioritized from 8th March, followed by non-essential retail and then hospitality venues. Coronavirus infection […]
COVID Hotel and Testing Avoidance Prison Sentence and Fines More details have been released on the COVID Hotel scheme due to begin from 15th February. Travellers returning from red-list countries – of which there are currently 33 – will need to pay £1,750 to quarantine at a COVID Hotel for 10-days. 4,600 rooms across 16 […]
Delaying Second Dose of Pfizer Vaccine may leave Elderly at Risk new research suggests delaying 2nd dose of Pfizer jab may leave some elderly patients at risk of infection from the South Africa coronavirus variant. It is currently the government’s strategy to delay the 2nd dose for a longer period so that the goal of […]
Return to England Local Lockdowns? Prime Minister Boris Johnson suggests going down the tiers in a national way may be better this time round. Boris Johnson says that the disease is a lot more of a national phenomenon now and is why a national approach could be the way. Roadmap for relaxing lockdown measures is […]
UK and other Coronavirus News More Countries Added to the Red-List United Arab Emirates, Burundi and Rwanda have been added to the Red-List meaning travel from them are now banned, with direct passanger flights from UAE to UK halted. This also means UK nationals returning from those countries will have to be quarantined for 10-days […]
UK and other Coronavirus News Mandatory Quarantine Introduced for UK Nationals from Red-List Countries Mandatory quarantine in government-provided accomodation, such as hotels, has been introduced for UK nationals returning from 30 red-list countries. Quarantine will last for 10-days for these individuals. The quarantine facilities are being set up by the Department of Health and Social […]
Today I am taking a bit of a different approach to showing the new, instead of lots of text I am going to try and narrow down news into the main points as best I can from articles I have read. I may include some of my own opinions after all as that is what […]
UK Today in Coronavirus It has now been denied by the government that a large expansion of the self-isolation support payment scheme will happen. It comes after a leaked government plan brought about the possibility of anyone having to self-isolate due to the coronavirus getting a one-off £500 payment, seen as a potential way to […]
UK Today in Coronavirus In a huge blow to the music industry the glastonbury music festival has been cancelled for a 2nd year running due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. It really comes at little surprise as it was increasingly unlikely that things would not yet be back to normal enough for it to go […]
UK Today in Coronavirus A system currently being used by multiple NHS Trusts to queue people up for the vaccine jab who are in the NHS or Social Care or who are over-70 has been exposed as easily exploitable, allowing those not currently being targeted in the highest priority groups to queue jump ahead due […]