Coronavirus UK

• U.K.’s Johnson warns of ‘tidal wave’ of Omicron cases, speeds up booster rollout

  Boris Johnson said everyone age 18 and older will be offered a third shot of vaccine by the end of this month in response to the omicron ``emergency.''

  Health

  Dec 12, 2021
  
• U.K.’s Johnson reverses plan to skip COVID-19 quarantine after backlash

  Johnson’s office initially said the prime minister would skip quarantine and take daily COVID-19 tests as part of an alternative system being piloted in some workplaces.

  Politics

  Jul 18, 2021
  
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• Community spread of new COVID-19 variants may be happening in Canada: Tam

  The new coronavirus variant first identified in the U.K. late last year is believed to be roughly 56 per cent more infectious than the main circulating strain.

  Canada

  Jan 20, 2021
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• Canada ends ban on flights from the U.K. as coronavirus variant spreads

  The Canadian ban on flights from the U.K. will end Wednesday night, Transport Minister Marc Garneau has confirmed in the wake of new testing requirement.

  Canada

  Jan 6, 2021
• Britain must vaccinate 2 million a week to prevent third coronavirus wave: study

  The British government said on Thursday that 600,000 people in the United Kingdom have received the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine since inoculations began.

  Health

  Dec 28, 2020
• France lifts border restrictions on U.K. after coronavirus variant prompts shutdown

  One of Europe's most important trade routes was snarled when France and much of the world closed borders to the United Kingdom over a highly infectious new coronavirus strain.

  World

  Dec 22, 2020
• U.S. mulls restrictions for U.K. travellers amid new coronavirus strain: reports

  Airlines flying from London to New York have agreed to calls from the state's governor to only allow passengers who test negative to fly.

  Health

  Dec 21, 2020
• New variant of COVID-19 identified in Britain

  It comes as London and its surrounding areas prepare to be placed under Britain's highest level of coronavirus restrictions due to rising infections.

  World

  Dec 14, 2020
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• Britain approves Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for use, 1st in world to do so

  The British government said it expects the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to be rolled out beginning next week.

  World

  Dec 2, 2020
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• U.K. lab error behind 1,300 people being wrongly told they have coronavirus

  Problems with testing chemicals in a U.K. lab are why more than 1,300 people got wrongly told they have COVID-19.

  Canada

  Nov 28, 2020