Hospitals, GP surgeries and supermarkets could be excluded from any Covid vaccine passport scheme, according to reports, as Boris Johnson prepares to announce more details of on Monday. Ministers could create a list of ‘essential’ public buildings which could be banned from excluding members of the public who have not had a jab, according to … Read more
Berlin and Munich have banned AstraZeneca jabs for under-60s over blood clot fears a day after Canada also stopped administering the vaccine to under-55s. The suspension was taken as a ‘precautionary measure,’ Berlin’s health minister said, ahead of a meeting later today of 16 state representatives. Earlier the prestigious Charite hospital in Berlin announced it … Read more
Number of Covid infections falls by 8% in week to 5,534 and deaths drop by a nearly a quarter to 121 Deaths are down from 158 last Saturday while infections are down from 6,040 In total, 125,464 people have died within 28 days of a positive Covid test result Latest drop acts as further proof … Read more
Matt Hancock today hailed the permanent closure of four of England’s Nightingale Hospitals as an ‘important moment in the nation’s Covid recovery. The Health Secretary said the combined success of the vaccine roll-out and ‘everybody’s commitment to stick by the rules’ meant there was little need to keep the emergency facilities open. Britain has seen dramatic declines … Read more
Four out of England’s seven Nightingale Hospitals set up to cope with the Covid crisis will close for good in April. The facilities in Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol and Harrogate will shut their doors permanently in April, the Health Service Journal reported. Officials spent more than £500million on the hospitals, set up in convention centres and … Read more
Nurses condemn ‘fundamentally flawed’ PPE rules in hospitals and say existing guidance on measures including masks is based on out-of-date evidence Report says UK guidance does not reflect more significant risk of aerosol spread Royal College of Nursing commissioned the report after concerns raised by staff Nursing leaders said concerns raised by community nurse who … Read more
NHS hospitals in London are told to prepare for a ‘possible surge’ in Covid patients later this year as data shows how the virus has retreated across the capital Leaked guidance handed to NHS trusts in the city tells them to ‘begin to plan for a possible wave three’ It is not impossible for Covid … Read more
£100 fine for cigarette at school gates: Wales introduces Britain’s toughest smoking rules with penalties for anyone spotted sparking up outside hospitals, schools and childminders The Welsh Government is introducing stricter new anti-smoking rules on March 1 Smoking outside schools, hospitals or in public playgrounds will be outlawed People will not be able to smoke … Read more
£100 fine for cigarette at school gates: Wales introduces Britain’s toughest smoking rules with penalties for anyone spotted sparking up outside hospitals, schools and childminders The Welsh Government is introducing stricter new anti-smoking rules on March 1 Smoking outside schools, hospitals or in public playgrounds will be outlawed People will not be able to smoke … Read more
£100 fine for cigarette at school gates: Wales introduces Britain’s toughest smoking rules with penalties for anyone spotted sparking up outside hospitals, schools and childminders The Welsh Government is introducing stricter new anti-smoking rules on March 1 Smoking outside schools, hospitals or in public playgrounds will be outlawed People will not be able to smoke … Read more