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Matt Hancock has ruled out the cancellation of support and childcare bubbles to reduce the spread of Covid-19, as the NHS races to vaccinate enough people to see off the virus's new variant.

A plea has been issued for people told to self-isolate to stay in their homes from the minute they get that advice - to stem the spread of coronavirus in...

England’s CMO Chris Whitty has urged the British public to “act like you’ve got” coronavirus.

BBC News Published image copyrightReuters image captionThere is no current evidence to suggest that the new variant is affected any differently by vaccines The World Health Organization (WHO) has said it is in "close contact" with UK officials over the emergence of a new variant of coronavirus. The new variant is spreading more rapidly than the original version, but it is not believed to be more deadly. Along with the UK, the same mutation of the Covid-19 virus has also been detected in the Ne...

BBC News Published image copyrightReuters image captionThere is no current evidence to suggest that the new variant is affected any differently by vaccines The World Health Organization (WHO) has said it is in "close contact" with UK officials over the emergence of a new variant of coronavirus. The new variant is spreading more rapidly than the original version, but it is not believed to be more deadly. Along with the UK, the same mutation of the Covid-19 virus has also been detected in the Ne...

news WHO in contact with UK over new Covid variant © Reuters There is no current evidence to suggest that the new variant affected any differently by vaccines The World Health Organization (WHO) has said it is in "close contact" with UK officials over the emergence of a new variant of Covid-19. The new strain is spreading more rapidly than the original version, but is not believed to be more deadly. Large parts of south-east England, including London, are now under a new, stricter level of ...

SWINDON could be getting swept up into yet another coronavirus wave, the borough’s public health chief has warned. Steve Maddern, director of public health at Swindon Borough Council, said the town’s Covid case rate was going in the wrong direction. Having slowed at the start of December, the number of new cases has picked up in the past week – possibly as people without symptoms head to test centres to give themselves a clean bill of health before the Christmas break. The number ...

Updates ahead of government Covid tiers announcement A fresh tier announcement will be made today The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Devon is set to find out the outcome of the Government tier meeting yesterday. The whole of the county, along with Plymouth which is treated separately, was placed into Tier 2 at the beginning of December. Cornwall was one of the only places put into the Tier 1 category, along with the Isle of Wight. Tier 1 restrictions mean people can mix in groups of...

Cornwall will spend Christmas in tier 1 - live updates The Governments Tier system has been reviewed today The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Cornwall will spend Christmas in tier one of the coronavirus restrictions, the Government has confirmed. In a coronavirus tier review announced by the Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, it was confirmed that Cornwall will continue to have the lowest level of restrictions in the current structure. Earlier this month, only Cornwall and the Isle of W...

Plymouth Tier updates as Government set to make announcement A statement is expected later this morning The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Plymouth will find out which Tier it has been placed into after the Government reviewed the Covid grading system yesterday. The city, along with the rest of Devon, was placed into Tier 2 at the beginning of December, with neighbouring Cornwall put into Tier 1. You can stay up to date on the top news near you with PlymouthLives FREE newsletters �...