Emergency lockdown in Leicestershire to be lifted this weekend but city centre to stay shut

The local lockdown will be lifted in parts of Leicestershire as soon as this weekend following a review by public health experts, the Government has said. Areas outside of Leicester City and the borough of Oadby and Wigston will align with national lockdown rules in England from Saturday. From July 18 non-essential shops, bars, restaurants … Read more

Britain records 17 more coronavirus deaths in preliminary toll

Britain today recorded 114 more coronavirus victims with the rolling average number of deaths now 10 per cent higher than last week amid accusations the government’s official daily counts are too high. Department of Health figures show 82 Britons are now succumbing to the life-threatening infection each day – up from the seven-day mean of … Read more

Britain records 17 more coronavirus deaths in preliminary toll

Britain today recorded 114 more Covid-19 victims with the rolling average number of daily deaths now 10 per cent higher compared to last week amid accusations the government’s official numbers are too high. Department of Health figures show 82 Britons are now succumbing to the life-threatening infection each day – up from the seven-day mean … Read more

Matt Hancock launches urgent review into the way PHE counts coronavirus deaths

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has called for an urgent review into the way Public Health England counts coronavirus deaths.   PHE is ‘over-exaggerating’ the daily coronavirus death toll because it counts people as victims if they die of any cause at any time after testing positive for Covid-19, top academics revealed last night. People are never truly … Read more

Matt Hancock launches urgent review into the way PHE counts coronavirus deaths

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has called for an urgent review into the way Public Health England counts coronavirus deaths.   PHE is ‘over-exaggerating’ the daily coronavirus death toll because it counts people as victims if they die of any cause at any time after testing positive for Covid-19, top academics revealed last night. People are never truly … Read more

Leicester must remain in lockdown but schools will be allowed to reopen, Matt Hancock confirms

Leicester must remain in lockdown but schools will be allowed to reopen as coronavirus infection rate remains high, Matt Hancock announces Schools and early years education will be able to open again as normal But the city remains sealed off, with travel and home visits still banned The rules on shops reopening are less clear, … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Pharmacists will be able to give out vaccines

Pharmacists will be able to give out Covid-19 jabs to speed up a nation-wide roll out, Matt Hancock has revealed.  The Health Secretary claimed pharmacists in Britain would play a ‘massive role’ when Number 10 has a coronavirus vaccination programme. High street pharmacies are already able to give out jabs for the flu, chickenpox, HPV, … Read more

Coronavirus: UK plans ‘biggest flu vaccination programme ever’

Ministers are preparing to roll out the ‘biggest flu vaccination programme in history’, the Health Secretary promised today. Matt Hancock claimed Number 10 had procured enough jabs to vaccinate a record-breaking number of Britons on the NHS this winter. Experts have warned that a flu outbreak in the colder months could wreak havoc on the NHS, … Read more

Britain is gearing up to roll out ‘biggest flu vaccination programme in history’

Ministers are preparing to roll out the ‘biggest flu vaccination programme in history’, the Health Secretary promised today. Matt Hancock claimed Number 10 had procured enough jabs to vaccinate a record-breaking number of Britons on the NHS this winter. Experts have warned that a flu outbreak in the colder months could wreak havoc on the NHS, … Read more

More than 100 coronavirus outbreaks A WEEK are being ‘swiftly’ contained Matt Hancock reveals

More than one hundred outbreaks of coronavirus are ‘swiftly and silently’ being dealt with every week across the UK, said the Health Secretary. Matt Hancock revealed how flare-ups in schools, businesses and pubs across the country are consistently being handled with ‘local actions’, just nine days after many businesses reopened.   He stated that increased testing, some … Read more