Matt Hancock tonight said there will be no immediate change the law to protect doctors from legal action over Covid-19 treatment decisions made under the pressures of the pandemic. A coalition of health bodies wrote to the Government urging it to update legislation to ensure medical workers do not feel ‘vulnerable to the risk of … Read more
Boris Johnson today defied fresh demands from Tory MPs for a ‘road map’ out of lockdown today as coronavirus infections tumbled again. The PM is under pressure to say how and when the brutal restrictions in England will ease after the UK recorded another 37,535 cases – down a fifth from last Monday. Although deaths rose … Read more
Boris Johnson is facing a backlash over a ‘postcode lottery’ in vaccinations today as millions of 70-somethings are offered jabs – but only in areas where most older people have already had them. Nearly five million people aged between 70 and 80 are being invited to receive their first dose, with some in Whitehall suggesting … Read more
A hoodie-wearing Matt Hancock was spotted playing rugby with his sons in the park yesterday in the second time he was seen outside this weekend following Boris Johnson‘s urgent plea for the public to ‘stay at home’. The Prime Minister released a video on Friday calling on the public to ‘think twice’ before leaving the … Read more
Uber is offering free trips to seven mass-vaccination centres across England to help the most vulnerable receive the Covid-19 jab Uber will cover up to £15 of passengers’ trips to and from the vaccine centres To claim a free ride, passengers must enter a promo code in the Uber app Matt Hancock has described the … Read more
The brutal lockdown is on track to be loosened in England from the beginning of March amid rising hopes that target of vaccinating all adults by September could be beaten by months. Another five million people will be invited to receive a jab from today, with some in Whitehall suggesting the rollout is going so well … Read more
Over 5million more Britons will be invited to receive a coronavirus jab from today. In a major milestone for the vaccination programme, letters will start being sent to those in England in the next two priority groups. This includes 4.6million in their 70s plus another one million classed as ‘clinically extremely vulnerable’ because they have … Read more
Doctors and nurses are calling for protection from ‘inappropriate legal challenges,’ as they fear criminal investigations could follow decisions to withdraw life support while treating Covid-19 patients. Last November Boris Johnson warned health workers could ‘be forced to choose which patients to treat, who would live and who would die,’ should the NHS become overwhelmed … Read more
Both Brazilian Covid variants are ‘likely’ already in the UK, a Sage expert has warned after Boris Johnson declared that all arrivals to the UK will have to have tested negative for coronavirus from Monday. Two variants of interest have been identified in South America; the first has a small number of mutations and eight … Read more
Boris Johnson today declared that all arrivals to the UK will have to have tested negative for coronavirus from Monday as he begged Britons to ‘stay at home this weekend’. At a Downing Street briefing, the PM warned it was ‘not the time to relax’ as he escalated controls at the country’s borders again. Amid … Read more