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‘Nearly 9,000 health and social care staff yet to have their Covid jabs’ across Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes region Some 8,900 health and social care staff across the Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK) region are set to receive letters urging them to take their covid vaccines, a meeting heard. Thursday, 4th February 2021, 4:12 pm And the BLMK partnership board, which brings together council and health service leaders, was also told that people in most vulnerable cohorts 1...

Bedfordshire Covid: Luton infection rate reaches new high as cases rise again across county The situation is worsening in Bedfordshire Ambulances line up as a government sponsored electronic sign gives out coronavirus pandemic information (Image: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) Sign up to our newsletter for daily updates and breaking newsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up here! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newslet...

Live: Boris Johnson addresses nation on Christmas and Covid crisis - updates Coronavirus cases have been soaring in some parts of England as European countries restrict UK travel (Image: Getty Images) Boris Johnson is set to address the nation this afternoon (Monday) in an urgent update on the coronavirus crisis. The Prime Minister will lead the press conference following emergency talks with ministers around France banning lorries carrying freight from the UK. Other key transport links have a...

Essex (excluding Colchester, Uttlesford and Tendring) The move comes amid reports that the Prime Minister could order new travel restrictions for South East England in an attempt to stop it spreading to the rest of the country. The chief medical officer for England Professor Chris Whitty said the UK had now informed the World Health Organisation that it had concluded the mutant strain could spread more quickly. “As announced on Monday, the UK has identified a new variant of Covid-19 thr...

Luton, Peterborough The new Tier 4 rules for London and the South East mean people must stay at home. You are only able to meet with one other person from another household in a public, outdoor space. People can go outdoors for unlimited exercise. What about Christmas? Boris Johnson has now cancelled Christmas plans in Tier 4 areas like South Essex which means the five-day Christmas bubble for three households is now not allowed. People in Tier 4 should not mix with anyone outside their own...

Luton, Peterborough The new Tier 4 rules for London and the South East mean people must stay at home. You are only able to meet with one other person from another household in a public, outdoor space. People can go outdoors for unlimited exercise. What about Christmas? Boris Johnson has now cancelled Christmas plans in Tier 4 areas like South Essex which means the five-day Christmas bubble for three households is now not allowed. People in Tier 4 should not mix with anyone outside their own...

Published: 3:35 PM December 18, 2020    Research by Prof Marc Cowling and Prof Ross Brown analyses the economic impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on Stevenage. - Credit: Archant New research published by leading business academics predicts more than 250 Stevenage businesses going bust due to the coronavirus lockdown, with an estimated 2,372 workers affected. The findings were published by Professor Marc Cowling, of the University of Derbys College of Business, Law and Social Sciences, and Prof...

Updated The total number of cases in the district now stands at 5,011 (+155). The case rate in Central Beds is now 259.8 per 100,000. Elsewhere in the county, Luton has 7,556 (+185) cases while Bedfords figure is at 4,188 (+90). Coronavirus There have been 1,948,660 lab-confirmed cases across the UK, up by a daily rise of 35,383. 66,052 deaths within 28 days of a positive test have been recorded, up by 532 today. Today, the government confirmed Bedfordshire will enter Tier 3 restrictions from ...

Hertfordshire is set to move into a different tier system following climbing COVID-19 rates. - Credit: PA A new very high alert coronavirus tier has been announced for Stevenage, North Herts and Central Bedfordshire, after neighbouring districts in Hertfordshire were moved into Tier 3 on Wednesday.   Matt Hancock has announced our area will be in Tier 3 from 00.01am on Saturday, December 19, alongside the rest of Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire.     The news comes as coronavirus c...