Coronavirus In Uk
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UK COVID-19 crisis: 1 in 13 people infected with virus in past week
Nearly 5 million people were estimated to have the coronavirus in the week ending 26 March, up from 4.3 million recorded in the previous week
Vote of no-confidence: How UK Conservatives could oust Boris Johnson from office
Talks are swirling that some lawmakers want to oust the British prime minister over allegations that he and his staff held lockdown parties during the COVID-19 pandemic
British PM mourns 'terrible toll' as UK tops 150,000 COVID-19 deaths
The number of daily reported cases in the UK surged to a record figure of more than 200,000 last week, but has subsided slightly in recent days with 146,390 cases reported in the last 24 hours
COVID-19: Further lockdowns unlikely in UK but some winter restrictions are possible
This move marked the end of the “roadmap” for gradually easing restrictions, which had been announced back in February. A major point stressed by politicians was that progress towards opening up again would be “irreversible
Premier League: Clubs refuse to release players for international matches held in UK's red-list countries
Amid frustration that players who travelled to red-list countries would have to follow UK coronavirus quarantine regulations ruling them out of several of their club's matches, the league has revealed a blanket ban for the September fixtures.
In London, West End theatres prepare to welcome audiences back a year after lockdown
The stages that collectively employ 3,00,000 people were ordered shut a week before the country went into full lockdown in March 2020. They have remained closed for most of the last 13 months.
As demand for public transit reduces drastically due to pandemic, London's Tube battles cash crisis
The pandemic has left the world’s oldest subway system facing an uncertain future. The Tube, which relies heavily on ticket revenues, faces a cash crisis.
A year since first lockdown, UK reflects on 'grief and loss' amid tribute to frontline workers
A year to the day since Boris Johnson first put the country under lockdown to slow the fast-spreading coronavirus, Britain paused to remember those who have died after contracting COVID-19 and reflect on a 12-month period that has turned life upside down.
England plans to lift lockdown by 21 June: Schools, outdoor picnics to resume by 8 March, shops in April
The final stage of the plan, in which all legal limits on social contact are removed and nightclubs can reopen after being shuttered for 15 months, is penciled in for 21 June
Harry Potter actor Jessie Cave's newborn hospitalised after testing positive for coronavirus
Jessie Cave in an Instagram post revealed she's currently isolated with her two-month-old son at the hospital
New coronavirus strain in UK: SARS-CoV-2 variant appears more contagious, but is unlikely to render vaccines ineffective
The new variant came to the attention of researchers in December, when it began to turn up more frequently in samples from parts of southern England
Maharashtra imposes night curfew in all municipalities from tomorrow; 14-day institutional quarantine for arrivals from Europe
The decision was taken at a meeting held by Chief Minister Uddhav Thakeray in light of the situation in UK . A coronavirus variant said to be 70% more transmissible is spreading at a fast pace in parts of England
India suspends all flights from UK from 23-31 Dec amid fears of more infectious coronavirus variant found in Britain
Earlier, Union health minister Harsh Vardhan said the government is fully alert and there is no need to panic. The Union health ministry has called an urgent meeting of its Joint Monitoring Group on Monday to discuss the new strain, which has led to a surge in the infection rate in the UK.
Health ministry calls urgent meeting today to discuss potent new strain of coronavirus in UK
A number of European countries have banned flights from the UK as the British government warned that the potent new strain of the virus was "out of control" and imposed a stringent new stay-at-home lockdown from Sunday.
Boris Johnson's top media aide Lee Cain resigns amid reports of power struggle at 10 Downing Street
Cain announced he would step down after ministers and advisers, including Johnson's fiancee Carrie Symonds, reportedly protested over his planned promotion to the post of chief of staff
The Corona Quilt Project weaves together stories of hope, hopelessness, and living through a pandemic
The Corona Quilt Project is a creative, non-verbal way of expressing things that sometimes words are not able to capture.
Coronavirus Outbreak: Spectators to be allowed into select sporting events in England from next week
Spectators will be allowed back into some sports events in England from next week as coronavirus prevention measures are tested ahead of a planned wider reopening of stadiums in October.
UK halts hydroxychloroquine trial after experts find no reduction in risk of death among coronavirus patients
British scientists halted a major drug trial after it found that the anti-malarial hydroxychloroquine was 'useless' at treating COVID-19 patients
UK study claims minorities at higher risk of COVID-19 death than white Britons, but doesn't answer why
The study didn't account for factors such as obesity and other conditions that increase the risk of death with COVID-19, or for the jobs done by those who died.
Coronavirus Outbreak: The Batman, Fantastic Beasts 3 among other productions likely to resume shooting as UK eases restrictions
New guidelines passed in the U.K. would officially give films like The Batman and Fantastic Beasts 3 permission to resume work once again.