Government set for U-turn on mandatory vaccines for NHS and care staff
Mr Javid is set to meet ministers on the Covid-Operations Cabinet committee on Monday to …
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Boris Johnson ‘planning end to Plan B’ Covid restrictions as he fights to keep his job
A decision on measures including Covid passes and work from home guidance is due on …
Covid announcement: When will Boris Johnson give another update?
The prime minister has already brought back mandatory mask-wearing on public transport and in shops, cinemas, theatres …
Plan B is working, says minister despite NHS trusts declaring critical incidents
Six NHS trusts declared critical incidents – where bosses are concerned they may not be able to …
Up to 90% of people in ICU ‘not boosted’
The PM added: “If you’re not vaccinated, you’re eight times more likely to get into …
Covid announcement: When is Boris Johnson’s next update?
The prime minister also said he will “reserve the possibility” of a tighter clampdown and …
Large wave of coming Covid hospital admissions could be worse than last winter
However, in a gloomy assessment published late on Christmas Eve, the government’s Scientific Advisory Group …
Will Boris Johnson give a Covid announcement today?
The precise characteristics of the new strain of the virus are still not clear at …
What Boris Johnson said last Christmas and how the situation then compares with omicron now
The festive plans of millions of people were thwarted, leaving them unable to reunite in …
Is Boris Johnson giving a Covid address today?
More countries have also been added to the travel “red list” in the interest of …
Government’s Test and Trace service could run until 2025, consulting contracts suggest
But if extended to their full length, each of the four contracts with the government’s …
UK Covid alert level raised to level 4 as omicron ‘rapidly increasing risk to public’
In a joint statement on Sunday evening the chief medical officers and NHS England said …
Daily tests to replace self-isolation for omicron contacts, Boris Johnson announces
The prime minister announced the move to so-called ‘plan B’ measures in England on Wednesday …
Bring back ‘work from home’ guidance to tackle omicron, top advisers tell government
The full official notes from the latest Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) meeting – …
Omicron variant could see ‘very large wave of infections’, leaked Sage report warns
Official notes from the Sage meeting, shared with the BBC, warned: “Any significant reduction in …