'The sector is again feeling the strain, and while the vaccine roll-out for the most vulnerable is continuing at impressive speed it will be a while until the benefits feed through to the figures.' … [Read more...] about Weekly Covid deaths in care homes nearly TRIPLED in a fortnight with 1,705 residents dying in England and Wales last week as pandemic total surges past 30,000
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Arrivals in UK from high-risk countries to pay for hotel quarantine
Speaking in the Commons, Johnson also said all travellers would be interrogated as to their purpose of travel. “I want to make clear that under the stay-at-home regulations it is illegal to leave home to travel abroad for leisure purposes and we will enforce this at ports and airports by asking people why they are leaving and instructing them to return home if they do not have a valid reason to travel,” he said. … [Read more...] about Arrivals in UK from high-risk countries to pay for hotel quarantine
Doctors call for better targeting of Covid vaccinations in UK
Nagpaul, speaking to the Guardian to mark the launch of the BMA’s national BAME forum, which he said would address “an NHS culture that works against BAME doctors”, highlighted the fact that 28% of critical care Covid patients in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are BAME, according to the latest figures, twice their representation in the population of England and Wales. … [Read more...] about Doctors call for better targeting of Covid vaccinations in UK
What IS a ‘valid reason’ to leave the UK, what forms do I need to fill in and what is happening with quarantine hotels? Vital Q&A on latest foreign travel rules
Linda Bauld, professor of public health at the University of Edinburgh, said quarantine hotels are 'absolutely essential' and suggested the lack of quarantine measures earlier in the pandemic had been 'a major factor' in contributing to the current situation. … [Read more...] about What IS a ‘valid reason’ to leave the UK, what forms do I need to fill in and what is happening with quarantine hotels? Vital Q&A on latest foreign travel rules
Coronavirus cases plunge again: UK records 25,308 new cases – down 35% on last week – and 1,725 deaths in 5% fall from last Wednesday
'And in order to reduce the risk posed by UK nationals and residents returning home from these countries, I can announce that we will require all such arrivals who cannot be refused entry to isolate in Government provided accommodation, such as hotels, for 10 days without exception. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus cases plunge again: UK records 25,308 new cases – down 35% on last week – and 1,725 deaths in 5% fall from last Wednesday