Boris Johnson has insisted his four-step plan to ease England’s lockdown is a “one-way road to freedom”. The prime minister’s “cautious” strategy could see the Covid restrictions fully eased by…
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Covid-19: UK PM to unveil ‘cautious’ plan to lift England’s lockdown
All schools in England are to reopen on 8 March as part of the prime minister’s “cautious” four-part plan to lift the coronavirus lockdown. Boris Johnson will share his finalised…
President Magufuli: ‘Tanzania defeated Covid-19 last year and would win again this year’
The World Health Organization has urged Tanzania to start reporting coronavirus cases and share its data. Tanzania is one of the few countries in the world to not publish data…
Covid: UK PM ‘Optimistic’ about plans for ‘cautious’ lockdown easing
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he is “optimistic” he will be able to set out plans later this month for a “cautious” easing of England’s lockdown. The prime minister…
Covid: Anti-vaccination protests held in Australia ahead of rollout
Anti-vaccination protesters have gathered across Australia ahead of the launch of the country’s coronavirus inoculation programme. Protests were held in cities including Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, with participants chanting slogans…
Covid: US life expectancy falls by a year amid pandemic
Life expectancy in the US fell by a full year in the first half of 2020, a change experts say was fuelled by the growing coronavirus pandemic. The life expectancy…
Covid: UK quarantine hotel rooms likened ‘a prison’
Quarantine hotels in the UK opened to their first guests on Monday, but some guests staying in them have expressed concerns about their safety, the cost and whether the system…
Covid: Melbourne and Auckland to end lockdowns
The Australian state of Victoria and the New Zealand city of Auckland will both end lockdowns on Thursday. Authorities in Australia said they had gained control of a hotel quarantine…
Covid-19: UK Launches quarantine hotel for international travellers
All British and Irish citizens and UK residents who arrive in England after being in a high-risk Covid country now have to self-isolate in hotels. The “red list” of 33…
Covid: Dutch court orders Netherlands government to end to Covid curfew
A court in The Hague has told the Dutch government that an overnight curfew to reduce the spread of coronavirus should be lifted immediately, ruling that it breaches the right…