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2 million people have long Covid in UK: official data

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 02 08:56 AM

An estimated two million people in the UK, which represents around three percent of the population, have reported experiencing so-called long Covid. Read more »

UK PM defies calls to quit over 'Partygate'

Jitendra Joshi and Joe Jackson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 26 06:47 AM

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson defiantly rejected calls to resign after an internal inquiry Wednesday found he presided over a culture of lockdown-breaking parties that ran late into the night and even featured a drunken fight among staff. Read more »

Travel in the time of COVID-19

Damon Darlin, Kaiser Health News
Posted at Apr 07 11:13 AM

The United States will not allow anyone to fly into the country who has tested positive for COVID, and it is up to the airlines to enforce that. Read more »

UK records 439 more COVID-19 deaths, 94k new cases

Reuters
Posted at Jan 26 05:56 AM

Meanwhile, France posted 501,635 new cases of coronavirus for the past 24 hours on Tuesday, a new daily record. Read more »

COVID tests to end for arrivals into England, says PM

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 24 11:50 PM

The UK government is set to drop compulsory coronavirus tests for those arriving in England, its Prime Minister says, as he continues to lift curbs. Read more »

Britain preparing for switch to paid COVID tests

Elizabeth Piper and Alistair Smout, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 19 08:28 AM

The universal free provision of easy-to-use lateral flow devices (LFDs) could see an end, with individuals and businesses bearing the cost. Read more »

Londoners call on UK PM to quit over lockdown 'party’

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 13 03:49 AM

Johnson was urged to step down after he apologized in parliament for attending a drinks gathering in his Downing Street office during lockdown. Read more »

UK reports record-high new COVID cases at nearly 130k

Reuters
Updated as of Dec 29 03:43 AM

The report came a day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would not bring in new restrictions to limit the spread of the virus this year. Read more »

Britons urged to get jabbed for Christmas amid COVID surge

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 24 09:38 AM

In his Christmas Eve message on Friday, Johnson exhorted the UK public to get jabbed as a "wonderful" gift for the nation as cases soar. Read more »

UK to remove all countries from COVID travel red list

Reuters
Posted at Dec 15 05:38 AM

Britain has registered more than 4,700 cases of omicron, with 10 people hospitalized, and one person has died after contracting the variant. Read more »

UK confirms first 2 cases of new Omicron strain

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 27 11:32 PM

One case was detected in the central English city of Nottingham, and the other in Chelmsford east of London, officials said. Read more »

UK to ban travel from 6 African countries

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 26 06:46 AM

All flights from South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Zimbabwe and Botswana were suspended by Britain. Read more »

England to require vaccination for all health workers

James Pheby, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 10 03:36 PM

All frontline workers in the National Health Service (NHS) in England will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 from April 1 or lose their jobs, Health Minister Sajid Javid said on Tuesday. Read more »

UK hospitals on edge as gov’t resists fresh COVID steps

Alistair Smout and Michael Holden, Reuters
Posted at Oct 21 02:15 AM

Britain's health minister resisted calls from doctors for fresh measures to halt a rising wave of COVID-19 infections despite their warnings. Read more »

UK: COVID-19 cases since July over past seven days

Reuters
Posted at Aug 28 03:40 AM

The number of cases over the past week was 9.1% higher than the week before, while deaths rose by a similar amount. Read more »

UK records highest daily COVID death toll since March

David Milliken, Reuters
Posted at Aug 11 06:42 AM

Britain reported 146 new deaths within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test on Tuesday, the highest daily total since March 12, as the impact of last month's surge in cases fed through into fatalities, government data showed. Read more »

Fully vaccinated one-third as likely to get COVID: England study

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 04 10:29 AM

The study also found double vaccinated people may be less likely to pass on the virus to others than those who have not received a vaccine. Read more »

UK virus cases rose after recent easing of rules - survey

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 31 05:56 AM

LONDON - Coronavirus case numbers increased more than 15 percent across England in the most recent week measured, according to a weekly infection survey released Friday, after the government relaxed virus curbs. Read more »

UK health minister gets COVID-19 ahead of 'freedom day'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 18 08:14 AM

British Health Secretary Sajid Javid said on Saturday he had tested positive for COVID-19 and was self-isolating -- just as his government prepared to jettison most pandemic restrictions in England. Read more »

UK government: July 19 'end of the line' for COVID-19 curbs

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 29 05:17 AM

Tough stay-at-home measures began to be lifted in March but Prime Minister Boris Johnson was forced to postpone a scheduled June 21 easing of all restrictions. Read more »