Boris Johnson

UK daily coronavirus death toll hits 1,041 as MPs vote on new lockdown

12:02 am January 7, 2021

London: The UK recorded 1,041 deaths from the coronavirus on Wednesday, the highest since the peak of the pandemic in April last year, as Members of Parliament retrospectively voted on a new nationwide lockdown that is already legally enforceable. Official figures also revealed another 62,322 infections, which brings the total number of test-confirmed coronavirus cases […]

British PM forced to defend India travel ban timing over Delta variant in Parliament

Boris Johnson promises daily vaccine updates as daily COVID-19 cases top 60,000 for 1st time

11:58 pm January 5, 2021

London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday promised to give daily updates on the country’s vaccination programme to protect the most vulnerable groups from COVID-19 as the daily coronavirus infections hit a new record figure of 60,196 for the first time since the pandemic began last year. Addressing a press briefing from 10 Downing Street here a day […]

PM Boris Johnson postpones India visit due to COVID crisis in UK

8:27 pm January 5, 2021

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to express his regret over not being able to visit India as planned for the Republic Day on January 26 due to the growing health crisis in the UK created by the new variant of coronavirus. Johnson’s call with Modi came a day after he addressed Britain in a televised address […]

UK becomes world’s first to roll out Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine as cases surge

11:08 pm January 4, 2021

London : The UK on Monday began rolling out the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19, becoming the first nation to inoculate people with the cheaper and easy-to-handle jab outside of trials. The Oxford vaccine, which also has a tie-up with the Serum Institute of India, was first administered to Brian Pinker, an 82-year-old Oxford-born dialysis patient. Pinker is […]

Broadcaster: Boris Johnson”s father seeks French citizenship

11:11 pm December 31, 2020

London : As Britain prepares to split from the European Union, the father of Prime Minister Boris Johnson appears to be seeking closer ties with the bloc by applying for French citizenship. Stanley Johnson told broadcaster RTL on Thursday that he was in the process of “reclaiming” his French identity. “It is not a question of becoming French. If I understand correctly, I am French. […]