EVERYONE in living Bolton has been invited to get a coronavirus vaccine before 5pm today to halt the spread of the deadly Indian variant. It comes as the town is fighting a spike in infections almost ten times higher than…
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India's true Covid death toll 'could top 1m before end of the month'
True number of Covid deaths in India is likely to hit a MILLION before the end of the month after doubling in just six weeks, researchers predict India officially reports 234,000 Covid deaths, but that is likely under-estimate Researchers at University…
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Nicola Sturgeon says Covid put paid to potential 2020 referendum
Nicola Sturgeon says Scottish independence referendum would have been held LAST YEAR if it had not been for Covid pandemic First Minister said questions of her commitment to separate Scotland were ‘daft’ Her SNP is on course to win the…
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UK Covid deaths plunge by 16 per cent in a week with 38 fatalities and 2,491 cases recorded in last 24 hours
COVID deaths in the UK have dropped by 16 per cent in a week – with 38 more fatalities recorded today. A further 2,491 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours, bringing the UK's total infection…
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How to keep yourself Covid safe as shops, pubs, gyms reopen and lockdown eases
LOCKDOWN restrictions have been eased today in England, with shops, pubs and gyms opening their doors once more. As society starts to reopen, it's important that you know how to keep yourself safe. 🔵 Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest…
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Boots offers free Covid tests at 1,500 stores for anyone even if you have no symptoms
HIGH Street retailer Boots has revealed that it will offer free rapid Covid tests across 1,500 of its stores. Lateral flow tests are now available for free to everyone in England through a new government scheme. 🔵 Read our coronavirus live…
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Travellers to get Covid test kits and more countries join 'green list'
We have lift-off for summer holidays! Travellers are set to get free Covid testing kits and more countries will join our ‘green list’ as restrictions to dozens of holiday destinations are eased from next month Transport Secretary Grant Shapps will…
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Covid vaccine rollout is still on target, ministers pledge
We WILL hit July 31 jabs target: Covid vaccine rollout is still on track even if under-30s are given alternative to Oxford inoculation, ministers pledge… as experts admit blood clot risk is tiny Government ministers remain confident of hitting July…
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Britain's daily Covid cases fall by a third in a week
Britain’s daily Covid cases fall by a third in a week with 2,763 more infections – while deaths rise slightly to 45 Department of Health chiefs said they had identified 2,763 cases and 45 Covid deaths in the past 24…
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UK records 2,297 new Covid cases and 10 new daily deaths
UK records 2,297 new Covid cases and 10 new daily deaths – but Wales and Northern Ireland’s data is not included due to Easter delays Today is the second day in a row that just ten deaths have been recorded…
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Covid certificates could help offices reopen without social distancing
Ministers considering using Covid certificates to allow offices to reopen without social distancing once most adults have been vaccinated and bring people back into deserted cities Review into use of Covid status to enter pubs is also looking at plan for…
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What are the Covid wedding rules in the UK? Weddings back TODAY as lockdown eases
WEDDINGS in the UK are officially back on from today as lockdown eases. Thousands of couples forced to postpone their big days due to Covid in 2020 – and with ceremonies arranged this year – have been on tenterhooks to…
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Mexico admits real Covid death toll is 60% higher at over 321,000 as country ravaged by second wave 'worse than Brazil'
MEXICO’S government has acknowledged that the country's true death toll from the coronavirus pandemic now stands above 321,000, almost 60 per cent more than the official test-confirmed number of 201,429. Mexico does little testing, and because hospitals were overwhelmed, many…
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Covid 19 coronavirus: NZ’s Tokyo Olympians must have vaccine or be kicked out of squad – former team doctor Dave Gerrard
Kiwi athletes must be vaccinated or be kicked out of the New Zealand Olympics team. That’s the view of sports medicine professor Dr Dave Gerrard, who was New Zealand team doctor at the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games. The Government…
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