England

Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine expands to General Practice services in UK

8:41 pm January 7, 2021

London : Supplies of the Oxford University vaccine produced by AstraZeneca began expanding to General Practice (GP) led services in the UK from Thursday to make it easier to protect care home residents and other vulnerable people against COVID-19, the British government said. As part of a phased rollout since the jabs received regulatory approval last month, the vaccine has been […]

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 […]

UK police to get stricter with fines for COVID-19 lockdown breaches

8:06 pm January 6, 2021

London: The UK police will get stricter with its enforcement of the new nationwide lockdown that legally came into force on Wednesday and have urged the public to fully comply with the rules, which call for people to stay at home except for limited reasons to be outdoors. Scotland Yard said people in “obvious, wilful and […]

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 […]