Key points in COVID lockdown Mark 2 Restrictions will start at midnight on Thursday morning and last until December 2. People can only leave their homes for specific reasons, such as to do essential shopping, for outdoor exercise, and for work if they are unable to work from home. Non-essential shops will be told to shut, … Read more
Lord Bethell said today he is ‘extremely hopeful’ sniffer dogs can be used to help detect Covid-19 in the UK A health minister has today revealed he is ‘extremely hopeful’ sniffer dogs will eventually be used to help detect Covid-19 in the UK. Lord Bethell praised an ‘extremely exciting’ trial by researchers at London School … Read more
The Duchess of Cornwall was joined by health secretary Matt Hancock today to see the work of COVID-sniffing dogs from her charity, Medical Detection Dogs, in action. The royal, 73, who donned a colourful floral mask during her engagement, wrapped up warm in a royal blue cropped blazer and below-the-knee skirt, and completed her outfit with a … Read more
Confusion reigned over Britain’s self-isolation rules today after Boris Johnson and Nicola Sturgeon suggested England and Scotland could end up with different quarantine rules. Downing Street this afternoon confirmed it is investigating whether the current rules that force those who come into contact with a coronavirus carrier to quarantine for 14 days could be relaxed. … Read more
Stoke-on-Trent, Coventry and Slough will move into a Tier 2 lockdown on Saturday, Matt Hancock revealed today amid fears Nottinghamshire’s restrictions will be toughened up. The Health Secretary’s announcement in the House of Commons means another 745,000 people will be stung by tighter restrictions, including a ban on socialising with loved ones indoors. Nearly 40million … Read more
What is the row over Tier Three bailouts? The government has been engaged in brutal haggling with local leaders across swathes of England about the financial package linked to entering Tier Three restrictions. The funding is on top of the government’s wider job support scheme for workers put on hold due to lockdown, and business … Read more
One in ten under-50s who catch the coronavirus will be plagued by ‘long Covid’ and suffer lasting side effects including heart palpitations, muscle weakness and ‘brain fog’, according to research. And women are 50 per cent more likely to suffer persistent problems after beating the disease, which experts say may persist for more than 12 … Read more
Number 10‘s ear will surely be burning after the Loose Women vented their frustrations against the Health Secretary and Tie 2 restrictions today. Janet Street-Porter, 73, said she was ‘fed up’ by the new restriction and lack of clarity concerning the new rules. She said she was ‘totally confused’ and added that ‘singletons’ were ‘discriminated against,’ … Read more
Boost for Boris’s testing ‘moonshot’ as government secures 20 million ‘game-changing’ 15-minute swab kits and starts rolling them out to hospital staff Government secured 20million antigen tests validated by Public Health England The ‘game changing’ swab kit said to provide 100% specificity in 15 minutes Tests to be used regularly on hospital staff to help … Read more
Coronavirus infections are now falling in some of England’s biggest cities, figures show – despite Health Secretary Matt Hancock threatening tonight to put many of them into the harshest lockdown bracket. Official data shows Nottingham, Newcastle, Sheffield and Manchester are among the cities where cases have started to fall after a surge at the end of September, … Read more