Matt Hancock to give coronavirus vaccine update - what time it is and what he will say

PHILLIP Schofield got a scolding from his This Morning bosses after joking he was still Covid positive - despite being back at work. The presenter returned to the daytime sofa after coronavirus forced him to isolate for a week.

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SURPRISE, Ariz. - Police in Surprise say they arrested a man after he stabbed his girlfriend multiple times during an argument over homework.According to court documents, 27-year-old Raymond Maltos was arrested on Feb.

coronavirus restrictions may end in just two weeks time.Opening Prime Minister’s Questions, Mr Johnson said: “It is my intention to return on the first day after the half-term recess to present our strategy for living with Covid.“Provided the current encouraging trends in the data continue, it is my expectation that we will be able to end the last domestic restrictions – including the legal requirement to self-isolate if you test positive – a full month early.”Mr Johnson indicated that as long as the data remained positive, the legal duty to self-isolate would be lifted a whole month earlier than planned.The plan was for self-isolation regulations to expire on March 24., but the announcement means the law could axed on around as early as Thursday 24 February.Mr Johnson's announcement comes as a leading expert believes the UK is “past the point” where vaccinating young, healthy children against Covid-19 will do any good.Paul Hunter, professor of medicine from the University of East Anglia, said most children have already had coronavirus, with the vast majority not falling seriously ill.Prof Hunter told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme infection rates in children are “falling really quickly at the moment”, adding: “So I think in many ways we’re past the point where vaccines are actually going to make much difference.”This is a breaking news story and is constantly being updated.Please refresh the page regularly to get the latest updates. Reporters working on dailystar.co.uk will be working to source the latest information, reaction, pictures and video related to this story.

More European countries could scrap tests for fully vaccinated arrivals in the coming days, according to reports.

PHILADELPHIA - A water main break in Kingsessing is disrupting traffic and causing major problems early Wednesday morning. The water main break happened at approximately 6:30 a.m.

PHILADELPHIA - Police say they made an arrest in a carjacking that led to a wild pursuit Tuesday evening. The incident happened Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. when police responded to report of a man following his Mercedes Benz sedan that was stolen during a carjacking at gun point about a week ago. Police were able to catch up to the vehicle which was on the 4000 block of Aramingo Avenue. When police attempted to stop the stolen Mercedes Benz, the driver took off at a high rate of speed and refused to stop, according to officials. Officers continued their pursuit until the driver of that stolen vehicle got to the 4500 block of Richmond Street when the vehicle crashed, rear-ending a parked and unattended vehicle. At this point, the driver got out of the stolen vehicle and attempted to flee on foot.

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COVID-19 rapid antigen tests at grocery stores, pharmacies and other settings.A government source with knowledge of the plan told The Canadian Press that Health Minister Christine Elliott will announce more details on Wednesday.The source said there will be a limit of one box of five tests per household per visit, though some stores might have different processes.Ontario provided free rapid antigen test kits at malls and liquor stores in December ahead of the holidays.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Police confirmed the arrest of the main suspect wanted in connection with the attempted shooting of an ambulance driver on the 27th of January opposite the Panadura Base Hospital.Sri Lanka Police said 8 grams of heroin was seized from the possession of the 32-year-old suspect from Kuruppumulla on Tuesday (8) night.Detectives are planning on obtaining a detention order to detain and interrogate the suspect, after producing him to the Panadura Magistrate’s Court.Sri Lanka Police on Tuesday (8) also arrested a 51-year-old man in connection to the attempted shooting of an ambulance driver in Panadura, on the 27th of January 2022.The suspect was identified as the assistant to the ambulance driver who was the main target of the shooters.On Independence Day (4), the Kalutara Crimes Division arrested the ambulance driver who was the target of gunmen in Panadura.Sri Lanka Police said the ambulance driver was transferring an expectant mother to the Panadura Hospital when several people chased after him on four motorcycles and opened fire at him.However, the weapon used by the gunman had jammed.Police said the ambulance driver was arrested after it was revealed that he was transporting Heroin at the time of the incident.According to Police, the person who was driving the motorcycle and the person who assisted in the shooting were also arrested.The assistant to the ambulance driver had confessed to police that the ambulance was used to transport drugs on several occasions.In addition, another man was arrested from Panadura on Tuesday (8) for spying on the ambulance driver.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Colombo Additional Magistrate Rajindra Jayasuriya on Wednesday (9) ordered to release of a Church worker, who was detained over the discovery of a hand grenade from All Saint’s Church in Borella.On the 2nd of February, the Additional Magistrate ordered to release of three other workers connected to the incident.Accordingly, all four church workers who were arrested and detained over the incident, have been released.Sri Lanka’s Attorney General had recommended that they be released given the fact that they were not involved in the incident.A week ago, Deputy Solicitor General Dileepa Peiris informed the court that it was revealed that the three other workers were not connected to the incident in any way, and the Attorney General had advised to release them.

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ANI reported. AIIMS Medical Superintendent DK Sharma in a letter today said in accordance with current ICMT's national guidelines, it has been decided to discontinue routine Covid-19 testing prior to inpatient hospitalisations (regular as well as daycare) and also prior to any minor or major surgical or interventional or non-interventional procedures and imaging in clinically asymptomatic patients.AIIMS, Delhi announces to discontinue routine COVID-19 testing prior to inpatient hospitalization and surgeries pic.twitter.com/R0wjcSdaFl

Britain's health minister Matt Hancock has said he is self-isolating after coming into close contact with someone who has tested positive for coronavirus.

direct to your inboxThere are more people in UK hospitals with coronavirus than at any other time during the pandemic - with a person admitted every 30 seconds.Health Secretary Matt Hancock gave the update during a Downing Street press conference this evening (January 18).A further 599 people have died after testing positive for coronavirus, according to the latest Government figures.Mr Hancock said the NHS is currently under “significant pressure” throughout the country.There are currently 37,475 people in UK hospitals with coronavirus - that’s the highest it’s been throughout the pandemic.Speaking during the televised press conference, Mr Hancock said: “Someone is admitted to hospital every 30 seconds.

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The UK has today imposed more travel bans following the discovery of a new mutant strain of Covid-19 - so what countries are now affected?

With coronavirus cases continuing to increase in most parts of the country - fears are on the rise that England's third lockdown could still be tightened.

VUI – 202012/01, standing for “the first variant under investigation in December 2020.”Later government documents from December designated it as a “variant of concern,” and referred to it as VOC 202012/01.B.1.1.7 was first spotted in the U.K. in September 2020.

The NHS is under pressure to offer coronavirus jabs 24 hours a day in an effort to vaccinate nearly 15 million at risk people by mid February.

direct to your inboxThe Health Secretary has 'ruled out' removing childcare or support bubbles in a bid to combat spiralling coronavirus cases.Matt Hancock was speaking at a Downing Street press briefing this evening about efforts to keep the current spike of Covid-19 under control.There had been rumours that Number 10 was considering axing the bubbles to try and further reduce the number of interactions between households.But Mr Hancock said: "I can rule out removing the bubbles that we have in place - the childcare bubbles (and) the support bubbles are very important and we're going to keep them."I know how important they are to people and they are an important part of the system that we have got to support people whilst also having these

Covid-19 cases, Matt Hancock has confirmed.They are relied on by thousands of people in Britain and while lockdown restrictions may be tightened, the Health Secretary committed to keeping the system of support bubbles and childcare bubbles.Mr Hancock told a Downing Street briefing the government have "ruled out" removing them, adding: "I know how important they are to people. "They're an important part of the system we have to support people."The Health Secretary added that the bubbles are for "individual specific people" and they have to stick to the same bubble once they are in one.

2.4 million people have now received a coronavirus jab across the UK, the prime minister says.

coronavirus vaccine rollout.Described as the "keystone of our exit out of the pandemic", the next few weeks will be crucial in stamping out the virus among the country's most vulnerable. The Health Secretary will hold a Downing Street press conference on Monday afternoon as seven enormous new mass vaccination sites open across England today, the Mirror reports.

Matt Hancock will reveal the Government's new plan for delivering the coronavirus vaccine in a push described as the "keystone of our exit out of the pandemic".

Vaccinations against coronavirus are to be ramped in England up as mass injection centres open but pleas have been made to the public to stick to the lockdown rules to prevent avoidable deaths.

With coronavirus cases continuing to increase in most parts of the country, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has not ruled out lockdown rules being strengthened.

LONDON – Britain's health secretary said Sunday that every adult in the country will be offered a COVID-19 vaccine by the autumn as the U.K. ramps up its mass vaccination program amid a huge surge of infections and hospital admissions.

Britain has now given around 2 million people a COVID-19 vaccination, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Sunday ahead of a ramp-up in the roll-out of the shots on Monday."Over the last week we've vaccinated more people than in the entirety of December, so we're accelerating the roll-out," he told BBC TV.Asked how many people had been vaccinated, Hancock said: "It's around the 2 million mark, but we're going to publish the exact figures tomorrow and then henceforth on a daily basis."Britain is aiming to vaccinate around 14 million people by the middle of February, comprising the over-70s, the clinically vulnerable - the elderly or with pre-existing conditions - and health and social-care workers.Hancock said around 200,000 were currently

vaccine by the autumn, absolutely.

More than 200,000 vaccines a day are being administered in the UK, Matt Hancock has said.

Everyone unable to work from home will now be offered a Covid test before setting off on jobs.

Britain only yesterday recorded its deadliest day of the global pandemic so far.Many other European destinations such as the Greek islands introduced wearing face masks outdoors as well as indoors at public places around six months ago, while the UK has only implemented the rules on public transport and indoors at public venues unless you're sat down at a table.The government is reportedly are working with leading scientists and are growing increasingly concerned about the UK's lack of compliance with lockdown rules are worried that there aren't many major options left to further tighten restrictions.Matt Hancock, the Government's Health Secretary has been discussing with other ministers how they could implement outdoor mask-wearing.This

LONDON – British Health Secretary Matt Hancock turned up at a doctor’s office in London this week to highlight the start of coronavirus vaccinations by local general practitioners. There was only one problem: There was no vaccine.

LONDON: Britain's move to delay the second doses of COVID-19 vaccines will help save lives as more people will be able to get some initial protection, health minister Matt Hancock said on Thursday, defending a policy shift questioned by some scientists.The abrupt change of tack on Dec. 30 meant people who had been due to receive their second vaccine doses had their appointments cancelled in favour of scheduling more initial shots for others.

direct to your inboxPeople may need coronavirus vaccine 'every six months', Matt Hancock has suggested.The Health Secretary was answering questions from MPs on the Health and Social Care Committee. His comments come on the day GP surgeries in England began administering the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine.

warned that the coronavirus variant first detected in South Africa is a "very significant problem" and poses more of a risk than others. Matt Hancock told BBC radio that he’s "incredibly worried" about the new variant as others questioned whether currently approved vaccines would be effective against it."I’m incredibly worried about the South African variant," Hancock told BBC Radio 4’s Today.

Paramedics assess a COVID-19 patient in Lenasia, Johannesburg, on Jan. 4, 2021.

direct to your inboxThe government's chief scientific advisor has provided an update on the two new strains of coronavirus and their potential impact on the Covid-19 vaccine.Scientists are looking into two new strains of the virus - one discovered in the south of England which is spreading across the country rapidly, and another which originated in South Africa and has now also been identified in the UK.On Monday, health secretary Matt Hancock said he was “incredibly worried” about the South African variant, describing it as a “very, very significant problem”.Addressing the two new strains of coronavirus at a Downing Street press briefing this afternoon, Sir Patrick Vallance said that both were currently being looked at by scientists.The UK

Anyone travelling into the UK from abroad could be required to produce a negative coronavirus test as part of new tightened restrictions.

COVID-19 vaccines being rolled out in Britain may not be able to protect against a new variant of the coronavirus that emerged in South Africa and has spread internationally.Both Britain and South Africa have detected new, more transmissible variants of the COVID-19-causing virus in recent weeks that have driven a surge in cases.

JOHANNESBURG – Scientists in South Africa are urgently testing to see if the vaccines for COVID-19 will be effective against the country's variant virus.The genomic studies come as Britain’s health minister, Matt Hancock, and other experts in the U.K. have said they worry that vaccines may not be effective against the South African variant.“This is the most pressing question facing us right now,” said Dr.

Today came the welcome news that the first UK patient has been vaccinated with the highly-anticipated Oxford jab - but how does it compare to the other injections?

coronavirus.He told Sky News: “We don’t rule anything out, and we’ve shown repeatedly that we will look at the public health advice and we will take the public health advice in terms of what is needed to control the spread of the disease.“This new variant is much easier to catch, it is much more transmissible, and we’re now seeing the effect of that in lots of different parts of the country, unfortunately.“And it means that whereas the old Tier 3 was able to contain the old variant, that is proving increasingly difficult in all parts of the country.”Asked whether Tier 4 restrictions work, Mr Hancock said: “It is down to people’s behaviour, frankly."What matters is, yes of course, the rules that we put in place, but it is also about how

COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, another step forward in the global response to the pandemic.Six hospitals in England will administer the first of around 530,000 doses Britain has ready.

The vaccine rollout moves up a gear today as the first of the Oxford University/AstraZeneca coronavirus jabs are injected.

Larry King has been hospitalised with Covid-19 in California, says a report. The veteran CNN broadcaster and talk show host, 87, is being treated for coronavirus at a hospital in Los Angeles, according to ABC News.