Germany ‘to start preliminary talks with Russia to buy Sputnik V vaccines’

Germany will side-step EU and negotiate directly for Russia’s Sputnik V jab to salvage its faltering vaccination program Jens Spahn thought to have told EU ministers he will begin jab talks with Russia   Comes after EU Commission said it would not enter preliminary negotiations Talks will establish how many jabs Russia can supply and … Read more

Preliminary data shows virus claimed the lives of 41 hospital patients

UK Covid deaths fall again: Preliminary data shows virus claimed the lives of 41 hospital patients in last 24 hours – including healthy 37-year-old 35 people died in hospitals in England alone, while 6 people died in Wales 41 hospital deaths in England and Wales is down from 61 reported last Sunday  Scotland reported no … Read more

England records another 185 Covid hospital deaths in preliminary figures 

England records another 185 Covid hospital deaths in preliminary figures By Faith Ridler For Mailonline Published: 14:02 GMT, 6 March 2021 | Updated: 14:03 GMT, 6 March 2021 A further 185 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospital in England, the NHS said today. A total of 84,276 people have now died in … Read more

UK records 69 hospital coronavirus deaths in preliminary toll

A further 69 people have died after testing positive for coronavirus in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, according to preliminary figures.  England alone saw 61 hospital deaths and all victims were between 54 and 96 years old.  Four of England’s confirmed deaths had underlying health conditions and were aged between 56 and 92. This figure … Read more

Coronavirus UK: 4 new fatalities in preliminary daily death toll

England has reported four more Covid-19 deaths taking the total to 41,555, while Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have each reported zero. The Department of Health are yet to confirm the early count, which is calculated by adding the deaths reported by each home nation. NHS England was the only agency to have reported deaths … Read more

UK records just three daily Covid deaths in lowest preliminary Sunday total since lockdown began 

A further three people have died after testing positive for coroanvirus in Britain, preliminary figures show. This figure brings the UK’s total death toll during the pandemic to 41,552.  The number is set to be much higher when the all settings figures – which include deaths in care homes and the wider community – are … Read more

Coronavirus UK: 12 new fatalities in preliminary daily death toll

England and Northern Ireland announce 12 more coronavirus deaths in UK’s early count The official total number of deaths was yesterday 41,527 in Government data As deaths continue to fade the attention has switched to cases, which are rising Experts say surging cases is a result of better testing and not a ‘second wave’  By … Read more

Coronavirus UK: 10 new fatalities in preliminary daily death toll

Three more Covid-19 deaths were recorded in the UK today, as the Health Secretary Matt Hancock says Britain must doing ‘everything in our power’ to avoid a second wave of hospitalisations caused by Covid-19 like the one that is sweeping across Europe. Mr Hancock, speaking to MPs in the House of Commons for the first … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Four new deaths in preliminary daily death toll

Another four people have died of Covid-19 in English hospitals, taking the total to 41,503, but no fatalities have been reported by Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. The Department of Health are yet to disclose the official death tally for the past 24 hours, which may be higher or lower than the preliminary toll which … Read more

UK records three more coronavirus deaths in preliminary toll

A further three people have died after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK, preliminary figures show. This figure brings the UK’s total death toll during the pandemic to 41,426. The number is set to be much higher when the all settings figures – which include deaths in care homes and the wider community – are … Read more