England Lifts Covid Restrictions No Masks Needed
Coronavirus restrictions including mandatory face masks were lifted in England on Thursday after the British government said its vaccine booster rollout successfully reduced serious illness and hospitalization related to the Covid-19 virus. Nightclubs and other large venues are no longer required to have Covid passes in order to enter, and face masks are no longer […]
Over 150,000 Covid Deaths Have Been Recorded In The UK
Since the pandemic began, more than 150,000 people have died within 28 days of a positive Covid test in the UK. The government reported 313 deaths on Saturday, bringing the total to 150,057. After the US, Brazil, India, Russia, Mexico and Peru, the UK is the seventh country to reach 150,000 reported deaths. 146,390 new […]
First Omicron Death Reported In UK As The Virus Spreads Rapidly
Boris Johnson, the UK’s Prime Minister, announced on Monday that the UK had confirmed the first death caused by the Omicron variant of Coronavirus. Johnson said to reporters that “at least one patient has been confirmed to have died with Omicron”. According to recent reports, the new variant of concern appears to cause mild disease […]
Britain’s Boris Johnson Imposes Tougher Curbs To Stop Omicron From Spreading
In an effort to slow the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant, Boris Johnson imposed tougher restrictions on Wednesday in England, ordering people to use masks in public places and use vaccine passes to work from home. As a result of accusations that his staff partied during the Christmas lockdown last year, Johnson said Omicron […]