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• U.K. eyes COVID-19 road map that avoids lockdowns, steps up vaccines for youth

  Boris Johnson's Conservative government is hoping that widespread vaccinations, rather than restrictions, will keep COVID-19 infections in check.

  World

  Sep 13
• Fully vaccinated Canadians excluded from new U.K. quarantine exception rules

  The U.K. announced Wednesday that fully vaccinated travellers in the U.S. or Europe will not have to quarantine on arrival to the country.

  World

  Jul 28
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• ‘Extremely high risk’: Hong Kong bans passenger flights from U.K. over Delta variant

  It is the second time that the Hong Kong government has banned flights from the U.K., following a restriction imposed last December.

  World

  Jun 28
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• ‘Cases are rising rapidly’: Britain reports steep rise in Delta COVID-19 variant cases

  Britain has reported another steep rise in the weekly reported cases of the Delta coronavirus variant, Public Health England data showed on Friday.

  World

  Jun 18
• Boris Johnson extends lockdown for 4 weeks due to Delta COVID-19 variant

  Boris Johnson delayed his plans to lift COVID-19 lockdown restrictions by a month, warning that the delta variant meant if he did nothing thousands more people might die.

  World

  Jun 14
• U.K. prepares for major reopening as new COVID-19 variant sparks worry

  Health 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.''

  Health

  May 16
• U.K. officials race to test, vaccinate as COVID-19 variant threatens reopening plans

  ``If the virus is significantly more transmissible, we are likely to face some hard choices,'' Prime Minister Boris Johnson said at a news conference on Friday.

  Health

  May 15
• U.K. allows indoor pints and movie theatres. When will Canada relax COVID-19 rules?

  The U.K. is slowly easing COVID-19 restrictions, such as allowing people to have a pint indoors. Experts say it may take Canada months away before we follow suit.

  Canada

  May 11
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• Canada should look to Britain for a view of a COVID-19 future, experts say

  It was a sharp turn around in a little over three months, from Britain's worst ever death toll in the pandemic, to almost none.

  Canada

  May 9
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• U.K. has ‘good chance’ of ditching COVID-19 social distancing rule by June: Boris Johnson

  Britain is on course to ditch the COVID-19 social distancing rule requiring people to stay at least one metre apart towards the end of next month, Boris Johnson said.

  World

  May 3