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Boris Johnson coronavirus briefing today: Live updates as PM holds Downing Street press conference Boris Johnson will hold a coronavirus briefing today at 5pm, after a breakthrough with the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Prime minister Boris Johnson is addressing the nation in a press conference at Downing Street later today (February 3). The PM will lead the briefing at 5pm, after a scientific breakthrough suggests that just a single dose of the Oxford...

Chris Whitty THE person who insulted Professor Chris Whitty on social media platform TikTok has been branded “pathetic” by Health Secretary Matt Hancock. Reports have shown footage of England’s chief medical officer being accused of “lying” about Covid-19 while out walking near Westminster. In the video, which was uploaded to TikTok, a young man can be seen repeatedly telling Prof Whitty he is a liar. Whitty remains calm and ignores the man throughout. The clip was posted on...

Boris Johnson has insisted that it is “prudent” to stick to the planned March 8 opening date for schools in England, despite coming under pressure from his own MPs to speed up the process. The Prime Minister said the proposed date was three weeks after the most vulnerable should have been vaccinated, giving time for immunity to kick in. But in Scotland, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said schools will begin a phased reopening from February 22. Elsewhere, the Welsh Government is due to m...

Boris Johnson sticking to ‘prudent’ school reopening date despite pressure from MPs Mr Johnson said at the Downing Street press briefing on Wednesday that the Government would be sticking with its own “cautious” approach Ruth Ovens Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we o...

The mother of a teenager who abused Chris Whitty in the street has revealed how she was horrified at her sons rudeness, has taken away his PlayStation and is making him apologise to the Governments Chief Medical Officer. She told MailOnline it was her 15-year-old son who filmed himself repeatedly accusing Prof Whitty of lying to the nation about the pandemic that has claimed 100,000-plus lives. The 47-year-old housewife and mother-of-two revealed she had told her eldest son to make another vide...

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Ministers being urged to encourage wearing of face coverings in outdoor areas Sage papers say rules should be tightened to slow the spread of the Kent variant Ability of face covering to block transmission difficult to quantify, with estimates ranging from 7 to 45 per cent Advisory Group is working with the Government on communication strategies Parks in London have been with joggers and sightseers despite lockdown 

SAGE is asking No10 to make face masks compulsory outdoors in crowded areas to help stop the spread of Covid SAGE has urged the Government to make people wear face masks outdoors to help combat the highly-infectious Kent coronavirus variant. The EMG group called for people to consider wearing them outside in crowded areas including parks, supermarket queues or outdoor markets. They said that while masks play only a small role, their widespread usage would help contain the spread of the...

SAGE is asking No10 to make face masks compulsory outdoors in crowded areas to help stop the spread of Covid SAGE has urged the Government to make people wear face masks outdoors to help combat the highly-infectious Kent coronavirus variant. The EMG group called for people to consider wearing them outside in crowded areas including parks, supermarket queues or outdoor markets. They said that while masks play only a small role, their widespread usage would help contain the spread of the...

SAGE is asking No10 to make face masks compulsory outdoors in crowded areas to help stop the spread of Covid SAGE has urged the Government to make people wear face masks outdoors to help combat the highly-infectious Kent coronavirus variant. The EMG group called for people to consider wearing them outside in crowded areas including parks, supermarket queues or outdoor markets. They said that while masks play only a small role, their widespread usage would help contain the spread of the...