Study estimates 67% of cases between December and February were linked to UK variant

About two-thirds of all U.S. coronavirus cases identified over the past three months may be linked to the variant first identified in the UK, a new study suggests. There are at least 11,569 cases of the strain, known as B 1.1.7, in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  But … Read more

Covid UK: One in 25 people hospitalised since December WERE vaccinated, says SAGE

One in 25 Britons hospitalised with Covid since December were vaccinated, No10’s scientific advisers have found.  Analysis by SAGE shows 1,800 out of 43,000 patients admitted with the virus since December 8 had received at least one dose of either Pfizer or AstraZeneca’s jab.   The vast majority caught the coronavirus shortly before their appointment or … Read more

One in 25 people hospitalised with Covid since December WERE vaccinated

One in 25 Britons hospitalised with Covid since December were vaccinated, No10’s scientific advisers have found.  Analysis by SAGE shows 1,800 out of 43,000 patients admitted with the virus since December 8 had received at least one dose of either Pfizer or AstraZeneca’s jab.   The vast majority caught the coronavirus shortly before their appointment or … Read more

Petrol prices have risen 7.5p-a-litre since end of December

Motorists will be in for a shock once lockdown is eased and they are allowed to travel, as the price of petrol and diesel has likely jumped since the last time they visited a filling station. Analysis of national prices show that unleaded now costs almost 122p-a-lite on average in the UK, which is the … Read more

January retail sales plunged by 8% compared to December

January retail sales plunged by 8% compared to December in a slump three times worse than experts predicted as non-essential High Street stores were shut during lockdown Economists had predicted January would see retail sales decline by around 2.5% Office for National Statistics figures released today show retail sales fell by 8.2% Non-food stores were … Read more

Pfizer has not delivered ten million vaccine jabs to the EU that were due in December

Pfizer has not delivered ten million vaccine jabs to the EU that were due in December in latest blow to the bloc following AstraZeneca row with UK Pfizer has not delivered 10million vaccine doses to the EU due back in December So far the EU has received around 28million two-dose vaccines from Pfizer This is … Read more

Controversial Strictly star Seann Walsh ‘has been claiming furlough payments since December’

Controversial Strictly star Seann Walsh ‘has been claiming furlough payments since December after comedy gigs dried up amid the pandemic’ By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 01:51 GMT, 18 February 2021 | Updated: 02:02 GMT, 18 February 2021 Comedian and controversial former-Strictly contestant Seann Walsh has reportedly been claiming furlough payments since December amid the … Read more

WHO backs Beijing’s claim there’s ‘no evidence’ of Covid in China before December

WHO investigators BACK Beijing’s claim there’s ‘no evidence’ Covid was transmitted ‘before December in Wuhan or elsewhere’ as China tries to pin the blame on imported frozen meats By Chris Pleasance for MailOnline Published: 10:44 GMT, 9 February 2021 | Updated: 10:45 GMT, 9 February 2021 WHO scientists researching the origins of Covid in China … Read more

Britain records fewest Covid deaths since December with 406 more victims

Britain today recorded the fewest daily coronavirus deaths since December, with officials posting just 406 more victims as the second wave continues to fizzle out. Department of Health figures also show cases are continuing to fall, hitting a seven-week low of 18,607 positive tests.  For comparison, 22,195 infections and 592 deaths were recorded last Monday, … Read more

Model Jessica Gomes steps out for a bite to eat in Byron Bay after arriving in Australia in December

Jessica Gomes steps out for a bite to eat in celebrity hub Byron Bay after returning to Australia in December By Louise Starkey For Daily Mail Australia Published: 07:44 GMT, 29 January 2021 | Updated: 07:44 GMT, 29 January 2021 She recently relocated back to Australia from Los Angeles. And Jessica Gomes appears to be … Read more