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01.02.2021 / 20:59

Matt Hancock confirms eight postcodes with Covid variant will see door to door testing

coronavirus variant.The programme will monitor parts of Southport (PR9), Walsall (WS2), Ealing (W7), Tottenham (N17), Mitcham (CR4), Broxbourne (EN10), Maidstone (ME15) and Woking (GU21).Residents in the affected areas have been told to stay at home and agree to testing, whether they have symptoms or not.Health officials said 11 people had been identified over the last five or six days who have tested positive for the variant, without links to international travel.

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Matt Hancock press conference as experts claim Covid pandemic is 'stabilising'

coronavirus press briefing on Monday evening, it has been announced.He will appear in front of reporters at 5pm following the release of a leaked paper claiming the UK's Covid-19 pandemic is "stabilising".The hopeful news comes after a staggering 600,000 Brits were vaccinated against the virus in a single day last week. In England almost 540,000 people received their first jab.

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Tories claim to hit care home coronavirus vaccine target - but there is a catch

Ministers will confirm today they have hit their target of offering all care home residents their first jab by the end of January.

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Boris Johnson to give surprise Covid-19 statement after virus deaths top 100,000

Boris Johnson will make a surprise Commons statement regarding Covid-19 on Wednesday afternoon, it has been announced.The Prime Minister's statement will replace one scheduled to have been made by Health Secretary Matt Hancock at around 1:15pm.The announcement comes after the UK reached 100,000 coronavirus-related deaths — more Brits killed than by the Great Plague, the AIDS pandemic, the Blitz and all terror attacks and wars since 1945 combined. Britain passed the grim milestone on January 7, the Office for National Statistics confirmed on Tuesday.

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Boris Johnson to give statement on Covid-19 crisis to Parliament after deaths top 100k

Boris Johnson will today give a statement to Parliament about Covid-19 - after the UK became just the fifth country in the world to pass 100,000 deaths.

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Boris Johnson set to use covid vaccine Scotland roll-out to show 'strength of UK'

Prime Minister is to use the example of the army and the UK-funding for a vaccine as arguments for the strength of the United Kingdom as he launches a hard response to Nicola Sturgeon’s latest independence demands.

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One in nine has now had Covid jab - but Matt Hancock warns supply is 'tight'

One in nine people in England have been vaccinated, Matt Hancock confirmed today.

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Matt Hancock to give Covid press briefing after claims lockdown may be relaxed

coronavirus.The government hasn't confirmed whether he will be making any new announcements.During England's national lockdown, the government is aiming to hold around three press conferences a week - down from seven in the first lockdown last Spring.It comes after Boris Johnson appeared to suggest lockdown measures may be relaxed before the middle of next month.The Prime Minister added his government will be "looking at the potential of relaxing some measures" before mid-February.But he couldn't give a guarantee schools would be back before Easter.Johnson went on: "I do think now this massive achievement has been made of rolling out this vaccination programme, I think people want to see us making sure we don't throw that away by having a

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Vaccines may not work as well on variants, UK health minister says

U.K.’s health minister warned that coronavirus vaccines may be less effective against new variants of the disease, such as those found in South Africa and Brazil, and that stricter border controls are justified.“We don’t know the degree of that," Matt Hancock said in an interview on Sky News on Sunday, commenting on the extent of any potential reduced efficacy of the vaccines. “In the meantime, we’ve got to have a precautionary principle that says let’s not bring these new variants back to the U.K."Also Read | Revenge of the lambs at the GabbatoirHancock’s warning came as the U.K.

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Britain a 'long, long way' from lifting Covid-19 restrictions

The British Government is a "long, long, long way" from being able to lift coronavirus lockdown restrictions in England, the Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, has warned.

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UK vaccination drive expands as virus toll nears 100,000

LONDON – Britain is expanding a coronavirus vaccination program that has seen almost 6 million people get the first of two doses — even as the country’s death toll in the pandemic approaches 100,000.Health Secretary Matt Hancock said Sunday that three-quarters of the U.K.’s over-80s have received a vaccine shot. He said three-quarters of nursing home residents have also had their first jab.

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24.01.2021 / 14:17

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'We're a long, long, long way' from Covid numbers being low enough to ease lockdown, Matt Hancock says

coronavirus cases being low enough to ease restrictions. In an interview this morning with Sophy Ridge on Sunday on Sky News, he said: "There is early evidence that the lockdown is starting to bring cases down."But we are a long, long, long way from that being low enough because the case rate was incredibly high."You can see the pressure on the NHS you can see it every day.

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UK has 77 South African Covid variant cases, 9 of Brazilian, says Matt Hancock

coronavirus had been found in the United Kingdom, all of them connected to travel from South Africa and under close observation.The UK minister has also said that there was a very low number of cases of the Brazilian variant, nine at the latest count, and those were also being closely monitored."There are 77 known cases of the South African variant here in the UK," Hancock was quoted by Reuters as saying."They are under very close observation, and we have enhanced contact tracing to do everything we possibly can to stop them from spreading," the minister said, adding that all the known cases were people who had travelled from South Africa or had contact with someone else who had done so.Meanwhile, the British government has extended

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Covid-19 vaccines may work less well on variants: UK health minister Hancock

The UK’s health minister warned that coronavirus vaccines may be less effective against new variants of the disease, such as those found in South Africa and Brazil, which justifies stricter border controls.“We don’t know the degree of that," Matt Hancock said in an interview on Sky News on Sunday, commenting on the extent of any potential reduced efficacy of the vaccines. “In the meantime, we’ve got to have a precautionary principle that says let’s not bring these new variants back to the UK"Hancock’s warning came as the UK reported it had vaccinated more than 5 million people, including three-quarters of over 80s.

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Covid vaccine second dose waiting time 'should be slashed in half', senior doctors urge

The delayed 12-week waiting time for the coronavirus vaccine second dose has been criticised by medical experts who have urged the Government to slash it in half.

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All the countries considering tougher restrictions on UK over mutant Covid-19 variant

Dozens of countries have or are considering banning travel to the UK as the mutant strain continues to rip through British society.

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Boris Johnson's press secretary Allegra Stratton self-isolating over Covid-19

The Prime Minister's Press Secretary is in coronavirus self-isolation, it has been reported.

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22.01.2021 / 21:03

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Brazilian and South Africa Covid variants may be 'less susceptible' to vaccines

direct to your inboxThe Brazilian and South African coronavirus variants are of more concern than the UK strain, the UK's chief scientific advisor has warned.Sir Patrick Vallance said fears have been raised that those two variants may be 'less susceptible to vaccines'.Speaking at a Downing Street press conference on Friday afternoon, Sir Vallance said: "We know less about how much more transmissible they are."We are more concerned that they have certain features that they might be less susceptible to vaccines.“They are definitely of more concern than the one in the UK at the moment, and we need to keep looking at it and studying it very carefully.”It comes after Health Secretary Matt Hancock said “there is evidence in the public domain”

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21.01.2021 / 15:17

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'Early indications' vaccine works on new variants of Covid, Matt Hancock tells MPs

direct to your inbox Matt Hancock told MPs that there are 'early indications' the coronavirus vaccine works on the new variants of the virus, Speaking in the House of Commons on Thursday, the Health Secretary said that there are signs the Covid-19 vaccine deals with newer variants in the same way that it does the older variant of the virus.It comes after fears the variant, dubbed B.1.1.7, has mutations that may reduce the effectiveness of the vaccines designed to protect against the virus.Labour's Jonathan Ashworth asked Mr Hancock: "The new variants remind us we have to go further and faster on vaccination and work harder to break admission chains."Early analysis suggests the South African B-1351 variant brings a reinfection risk which

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British health minister in isolation after close contact alert

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.

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18.01.2021 / 22:13

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Someone is admitted to hospital with Covid-19 “every 30 seconds”, Health Secretary says

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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18.01.2021 / 18:34

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What time is Matt Hancock's coronavirus press conference today and what will he say?

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NHS heroes 'being hit by car parking fines' despite treating Covid patients

Some hospitals still have car parking charges and frontline health staff have been slapped with fines, it has been reported.

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Full list of countries slapped with UK travel ban after new Covid strains found

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?

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Eight ways Covid lockdown could be made even tougher as virus rips through UK

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.

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COVID-19: What do we know about the new coronavirus variant?

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.

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NHS under pressure to offer Covid vaccines 24 hours a day to meet 'ambitious' target

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.

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11.01.2021 / 21:39

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Matt Hancock 'rules out' removing childcare or support bubbles despite spike in coronavirus cases

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

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Govt confirms support bubbles will not be scrapped after Covid spike

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.

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11.01.2021 / 19:36

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

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2.4 million have received coronavirus vaccine in UK, says Boris Johnson

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

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Covid vaccine update today as Matt Hancock to unveil UK's 'exit out of pandemic'

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.

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Matt Hancock to give coronavirus vaccine update in live press conference today

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".

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Mass vaccination sites to open in England

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.

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Five ways covid lockdown could be made even tougher as deadly virus rips through UK

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

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UK ramps up vaccine rollout, targets every adult by autumn

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.

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UK has vaccinated around 2 million people: Health Secretary Hancock

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

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All adults to be 'offered' covid vaccine by autumn, says Matt Hancock

vaccine by the autumn, absolutely.

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More than 200,000 people a day getting Covid-19 vaccines in UK, says Matt Hancock

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

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Rapid coronavirus testing to be offered to everyone unable to work from home

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

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Face masks could be made compulsory outdoors as part of stricter Covid measures

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

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UK to vaccinate out of pandemic by looking to local GPs

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.

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British health minister defends decision to space Covid vaccine doses

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.

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07.01.2021 / 20:57

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People may need coronavirus vaccine 'every six months', Matt Hancock says

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.

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South African coronavirus variant 'very significant problem,' UK health secretary says

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.

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South Africa testing whether COVID-19 vaccines work against country’s coronavirus strain

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

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Sir Patrick Vallance provides update on new strains of coronavirus and their potential effect on a vaccine

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

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UK border controls 'to be tightened' so arrivals require negative Covid test

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

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0