Matt Hancock today launched a furious defence of his plan to pay people on low incomes £13 a day to self-isolate as critics said the payments would not be enough to stop people going to work. From September 1 people who receive Universal Credit or Working Tax Credit who are required to self-isolate, who are … Read more
Coronavirus victims will be PAID to quarantine: Britons who are ordered to self-isolate will be given £13-a-day to ensure they stay at home Britons ordered to self-isolate to combat coronavirus will be paid up to £182 The money will be paid to those in areas with high rates of infection Scheme targeted towards those … Read more
Twenty staff at hospital in Northern Ireland are forced to self-isolate after three workers in respiratory emergency department test positive for coronavirus Twenty healthcare workers at Craigavon Hospital are self-isolating as precaution Three staff tested positive for coronavirus, Southern Health Trust confirmed The Trust said the infection may have been transferred in a ‘social setting’ … Read more
Coronavirus outbreak linked to pub barbecue as 70 customers are told to self-isolate and three people including staff test positive The Soho Foundry Tavern in Smethwick shut last Thursday after Covid outbreak Three people who went to barbecue on Sunday, August 2, test positive for virus Health bosses now tell 70 attendants to self isolate … Read more
Covid-19 survivors shouldn’t have to self-isolate if they develop symptoms of the disease because they aren’t likely to be infectious, government scientific advisers suggest Sage studied evidence which found it’s likely survivors can’t be infected again But admitted it is unclear how long this coronavirus ‘immunity’ would last for Experts dismissed idea of immunity passports, … Read more
Been to Melbourne? Anyone in New South Wales who has visited Victoria’s coronavirus-stricken capital will be forced to self-isolate for two weeks A new isolation order is in place for those who have returned to NSW from VIC Anyone who has been in Greater Melbourne since June 24 must self isolate It doesn’t matter when … Read more
Almost 90,000 people have been told to self-isolate in first two weeks of NHS test and trace scheme – as data shows 25% of coronavirus-infected Britons STILL aren’t being tracked down Around 87,000 contacts were identified from a total of 14,045 Covid-19 patients Contact tracers have had to phone an average of two people per … Read more
Protesters who attended Australian Black Lives Matter rallies at the weekend should self-quarantine for ‘at least two weeks’ and ‘really think about what they’ve done’, a top doctor has warned. Dr Tony Bartone, the President of the Australian Medical Association, made the comments on Melbourne radio on Monday, after 60,000 demonstrators marched at rallies across … Read more
From Monday, any travellers arriving in England from abroad will have to self-isolate for 14 days, with a range of potential punishments for not following the new law. If people flout the rules, introduced by Home Secretary Priti Patel today, they risk being fined, prosecuted or even deported, with police officers allowed to use ‘reasonable … Read more
At least 10% of Britons will IGNORE request to self-isolate when contacted by NHS Covid tracers due to lockdown fatigue, says health chief amid reports scammers are falsely alerting people they have virus to steal data Public Health England chief says she is anticipating people being resistant Boris Johnson’s alleged ex-mistress has urged people not … Read more