People still struggling to get hands on lateral flow tests two days before Christmas
Anyone who has come into close contact with a positive Covid case in England must …
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People who refuse to get Covid vaccine are ‘idiots’
Mr Blair has made repeated interventions during the pandemic and his Institue for Global Change …
What are ‘step 2’ Covid lockdown rules?
The prime minister said the data on the more transmissible strain did not justify a lockdown as …
Will Boris Johnson give a Covid announcement today?
The precise characteristics of the new strain of the virus are still not clear at …
Warning over scam omicron test texts
There have been reports of people receiving emails featuring NHS branding and texts calling on …
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 …
Don’t cancel Christmas parties or nativity plays
The prime minister said another lockdown was “unlikely” but the government will keep “everything under …
Covid inquiry must look at NHS 111 ‘mishandling’
They argue that the service was also quickly “swamped” during the first wave despite the …
Public reassured there is no need to change plans for Christmas
Mr Javid expressed hope that the reintroduction in England of face-coverings in shops and on …