UK Coronavirus
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U.K. prepares for major reopening as new COVID-19 variant sparks worryHealth Secretary Matt Hancock said the variant, formally known as B.1.617.2, is more transmissible than the U.K.'s main strain and will likely "become the dominant variant.''HealthMay 16, 2021
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Canada should look to Britain for a view of a COVID-19 future, experts sayIt was a sharp turn around in a little over three months, from Britain's worst ever death toll in the pandemic, to almost none.CanadaMay 9, 2021
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Up to 6 cases of Manaus coronavirus variant identified in U.K., health officials sayPublic Health England said it is "taking swift and decisive action to deploy surge asymptomatic testing as well as increasing sequencing of positive samples from the area."HealthFeb 28, 2021
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U.K. speeds up COVID-19 vaccinations, aims to have all adults receive 1st dose by July 31The new target also aims for everyone over 50 or with an underlying health condition to get a vaccine shot by April 15, rather than the previous target of May 1.WorldFeb 21, 2021
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Britain greenlights world’s first trial exposing human volunteers to COVID-19The trial, due to start within a month, will see up to 90 healthy volunteers aged between 18 and 30 exposed to the smallest amount of the virus needed to cause infection.HealthFeb 17, 2021
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U.K. will issue vaccine passports if needed, but won’t use at homeThe World Health Organization has come out against “immunity passports,” which run on the basis of identifying someone who has already had the virus as being safe to travel.WorldFeb 16, 2021
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U.K. teen waking from 11-month coma with no knowledge of the pandemicA car accident put the teenager into a coma before the lockdowns started, and he battled COVID-19 while unconscious in the hospital.TrendingFeb 3, 2021
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The U.K. has vaccinated more people than it has confirmed COVID-19 casesPrime Minister Boris Johnson on Jan. 2 ordered England into its third national lockdown in an effort to slow the spread of the virus.WorldJan 17, 2021
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Coronavirus: Ottawa Public Health asks U.K., South Africa travellers to present for testingOttawa Public Health is asking recent travellers to the U.K. and South Africa to present for testing to trace the possible spread of new coronavirus variants in the city.HealthJan 5, 2021
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Boris Johnson warns U.K. could see lockdown measures as coronavirus cases soarJohnson conceded that school closures, curfews and the total banning of household mixing could be on the agenda for areas under the most stress.HealthJan 3, 2021
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