Unvaccinated doctor challenges Sajid Javid over mandatory jabs for NHS staff
‘I have not had a vaccination, I do not want to have a vaccination.’ An unvaccinated doctor has challenged health secretary Sajid Javid over the government’s policy of compulsory Covid jabs for NHS staff. On a visit to King’s College Hospital in south London, Javid asked staff members on the ICU there about their thoughts […]
4 years ago
The places in UK where Indian variant is spreading amid lockdown roadmap warning
Bolton remains the hotspot for COVID-19 and the Indian variant, in particular, but cases are popping up all over There are reports of the Indian variant of COVID-19 (B.1.617) popping up all over Britain, as Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, revealed yesterday that up to 75% of new cases could be assigned to the specific strain. […]
5 years ago
Top scientist warns against meeting indoors amid concerns of Indian variant ‘domination’
A senior SAGE member has described the latest relaxation of lockdown as the ‘most difficult policy decision of the last 15 months’ As groups of six are once again allowed to meet indoors today (May 17th), fears over a resurgence in Covid-19 cases are once again rising, especially given the growing concerns around the rampant […]
5 years ago
Boris Johnson was ‘reckless’ in delaying India travel ban
Labour’s Deputy Leader, Angela Rayner, branded Boris Johnson and the government’s approach as “reckless, misguided and dangerous” Following the update on the B.1.617.2 Indian variant – of which there have been more than 1,000 cases and resulting in four deaths in the UK over the past week – the opposition has criticised the Prime Minister’s […]
5 years ago
Indian Covid variant in UK calls into question 17 May reopening date, experts say
The Indian variant surges in Bolton as the UK prepares to ease restrictions next week The sharp rise in UK cases of the Indian Covid-19 variant could threaten the UK’s step-by-step roadmap for reopening the country, scientists are cautioning. This comes just days after the Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that UK is set to […]
5 years ago
Boris Johnson warns there’s ‘potential for even greater suffering than we endured in January’
This comes after a number of Covid variants have been detected abroad and in the UK Speaking in the House of Commons today, Boris Johnson has reiterated that the fight against COVID-19 is still very much ongoing and warned that should new variants start to spread “they would have the potential for even greater suffering […]
5 years ago