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The UK has recorded another 1,295 coronavirus deaths and a further 41,346 infections, latest government figures show. It brings the number of deaths within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test to 88,590. A total of 3,357,361 cases have now been recorded. The latest daily death figure is the UK’s third-highest of the pandemic, although

David Parrott is just 19 years old and he sits in isolation wearing an oxygen mask that help his COVID-ravaged lungs to breathe. Sitting alone in Bay 5 gives him too much time to think. And his young head is full of worrying thoughts about how his health might be permanently damaged. “I’m only 19

All travel corridors will close from Monday, meaning everyone arriving in the UK will have to self-isolate. The tighter border restrictions announced by Boris Johnson are aimed at protecting the progress made with the rollout of vaccines in the face of new coronavirus variants being found around the world. It had already been announced everyone

The UK has recorded another 48,682 coronavirus cases and 1,248 deaths. It takes the total number of deaths within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test to 86,015, which is the fifth-highest fatality count worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. On Wednesday, the UK reported a further 1,564 coronavirus deaths. This was the highest daily

Senior ministers will consider a ban on travel to the UK from Brazil following concern over a new coronavirus strain in the South American country. The government’s COVID-19 operations committee is due to meet on Thursday to discuss the issue, amid reports any travel ban could also be extended to countries neighbouring Brazil. Live COVID

People who have had COVID-19 may have some immunity for several months but can still get reinfected and transmit the virus, according to a new study. The Public Health England (PHE) Siren report shows that antibodies from past coronavirus infections provide 83% protection for at least five months. It means those who contracted the disease

Another 1,564 coronavirus deaths have been reported in the UK – the highest daily figure since the pandemic began following the late addition of some data going as far back as May. The previous highest increase was 1,325, which was reported on 8 January. It takes the total number of deaths within 28 days of

Britons should be entitled to two weeks’ paid bereavement leave following the death of a partner or close relative, campaigners say. The government is facing calls to introduce statutory bereavement leave for grieving employees amid the coronavirus pandemic, which has claimed the lives of more than 83,000 people in the UK so far. A group

Peak demand on hospitals might not be reached until “early to mid-February” leading to a “more extended period of pressure” on the NHS than had initially been hoped, MPs have been told. Chris Hopson, the chief executive of NHS Providers – which represents all NHS trusts, said it was now “pretty clear” the COVID infection

People travelling to England from abroad will have to show they have tested negative for coronavirus before being allowed to enter the country from Friday. The COVID-19 test will need to be taken up to 72 hours before departure – and those who fail to comply will face an immediate £500 fine. Inbound passengers on

2.4 million coronavirus jabs have been administered across the UK, the prime minister has said. “As I speak to you today, we’ve done about two million people, maybe a bit more, about 2.4 million jabs all in, I think, across the whole of the UK,” Boris Johnson said as he visited a vaccination centre in

Care homes risk being overwhelmed by the coronavirus once again, the government has been warned, with the number of outbreaks having tripled in the past month. Public Health England figures reveal they went up by 60% in one week alone, as the UK as a whole battles a major surge in COVID cases and growing

More than 200,000 people are getting a COVID-19 jab every day and the government is on course to reach its target of 13 million people vaccinated by mid-February, Matt Hancock has told Sky News. But speaking on Sophy Ridge On Sunday, the health secretary said the pressure on the NHS was “very bad” and repeated

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have received coronavirus vaccinations, Buckingham Palace has said. The couple got the first doses of their COVID-19 jabs on Saturday, according to a spokesperson, in a rare announcement commenting on the royals’ private health matters. It is understood the Queen decided the information should be made public to

The UK has now reported more than 80,000 coronavirus-related deaths, after another 1,035 were added to the total. The total number of deaths within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test now stands at 80,868. Another 59,937 coronavirus cases have also been recorded, compared to the record 68,053 on Friday, when the highest number of

Experts have said it is in the “public’s hands to take control” of the UK’s pandemic, urging them to “behave as if you’re trying to protect your brothers, your sisters, your parents and your friends”. As the country is starting to see the effects of household mixing over Christmas and the emergence of the new