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Hotels are quitting Australia’s border quarantine system amid fears that repeated outbreaks are damaging their brands – throwing the network into chaos. A dozen establishments including Sydney’s five star Hilton and InterContinental and Melbourne’s Marriott will no longer take part in the scheme, according to reports. The move piles pressure on state leaders to find an alternative … Read more
Britain’s devastating second wave of Covid has been laid bare in a fascinating time-lapse map that shows exactly which boroughs were worst hit between September and now. Coronavirus infections first began to explode in Bolton at the end of summer, with the Greater Manchester borough having the UK’s worst case rate on September 1, with … Read more
There are signs the UK’s coronavirus vaccine roll-out may be slowing after fewer than 280,000 doses were administered yesterday. Latest figures show 275,956 shots were dished out on Monday, which was only slightly more than the 237,956 done on Sunday – the lowest in three weeks. The two-day slump marks a sharp drop-off from last … Read more
Nearly 4,000 Amazon staff were incorrectly told they had Covid with many sent home to self-isolate after £22bn ‘world beating’ NHS Test and Trace system sent them WRONG alert Amazon uses PCR tests on staff at work as part of its own private scheme Staff told by firm they tested negative before Amazon passed data … Read more
Britain’s coronavirus deaths could be ‘back to normal’ next month, a top statistician says, after official figures revealed weekly fatalities dropped for the first time since Christmas at the start of February. Eminent statistician Professor David Spiegelhalter, from the University of Cambridge, said he was ‘sticking his neck out’ with the hopeful prediction, but the faster fall in … Read more
Nearly one in five adults in England – the equivalent of 8.3million people – had coronavirus antibodies at the beginning of February, a major surveillance study revealed today. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) took blood samples from 30,000 over-16s across the country and found 18.5 per cent tested positive for antibodies, up from 10 per … Read more
Coronavirus deaths fell for the first time since Christmas at the start of this month, official figures reveal, as brutal lockdown measures drove down infections with the virus. Office for National Statistics (ONS) data shows 7,320 deaths had Covid-19 mentioned on their death certificates in England and Wales over the seven days to February 5. … Read more
Another coronavirus variant that could dodge vaccine-triggered immunity has been identified in the UK, scientists say. The strain — called B.1.525 — has been spotted 33 times already but experts say this could be a huge underestimate. It shares the E484K mutation found on both the South African and Brazilian variants, which make the current … Read more
MARCH 2020 Kate revealed she and Prince Charles had got ‘relatively close’ at the Prince’s Trust Awards on March 11 – Charles was diagnosed with coronavirus in mid-March. She said: ‘Around the 29/30 March, I came home came in and said [to Derek] ‘god you look ill.’ ‘He said he had a headache, numbness in his right hand, … Read more
Police force refers itself to watchdog over death of ‘devoted’ PC, 43, who was found dead at home days after probe was launched into Covid rule breach with colleague Police officer Doug Franks, 43, died suddenly at home in Hampshire, February 10 Father-of-one was being investigated for misconduct after breaching covid rule Sussex Police Force has … Read more