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Hordes of visitors were spotted having a stroll on Tynemouth Longsands beach in North Tyneside today  Car parks in the area were packed as families descended on the coastal beauty spot for a Sunday walk  And in London masses of people were seen taking to Hampstead high street and queuing at food stalls It comes as Covid hospital deaths hit 563 - the highest Sunday toll in eight months  

Britons not taking the coronavirus lockdown seriously could soon cause avoidable deaths, they are warned Professor Chris Whitty warned hospitals could be overwhelmed in two weeks in a scathing article  Some 46,000 hospital workers are currently off sick with coronavirus as the NHS comes under pressure Prof Whitty blasted coronavirus rulebreakers for being the link in a chain that will allow the virus to spread

After almost a year living under the shadow of a pandemic, the approval of two Covid-19 vaccines finally brought some hope to a world weary of coronavirus.

After almost a year living under the shadow of a pandemic, the approval of two Covid-19 vaccines finally brought some hope to a world weary of coronavirus.

Public urged to stay at home in new Covid-19 TV advert Chief medical officer Chris Whitty during a media briefing (PA) Sign up for our daily newsletter of the top stories in Courier country Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A new TV advert fronted by Professor Chris Whitty is urging everyone in England to stay at home. The chief medical officer is the face of the ad which is part of a campaign encouraging the p...

“Vaccines give clear hope for the future, but for now we must all stay home, protect the NHS and save lives.” The campaign also urges people to “act like you’ve got it” adding that “anyone can spread it”. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has contributed by issuing his own impassioned plea to the public. The PM is urging everyone to stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives’ / POOL/AFP via Getty Images “The vaccine has given us renewed hope in our fight against the virus but we...

Englands chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty is the face of the advert It is part of campaign encouraging the public to control the spread of Covid-19 It comes as a third vaccine in the fight against coronavirus was approved for use The UK recorded its highest number of Covid-19 deaths reported on a single day  There were a further 68,053 lab-confirmed infections of coronavirus across UK

More than 1,000 new UK Covid-19 deaths have been reported for the second day in a row while hospital admissions have risen above the first wave peak, new figures show. The Government said a further 1,162 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Thursday, the second consecutive day it has been above 1,000. It is also the highest daily reported total since the peak of 1,224 reported on April 21. It brings the UK total to 78,508, although separate figures published by ...

Covid lockdowns may be needed for TWO MORE winters, warns infectious disease expert 6 Jan 2021, 9:42 Updated: 6 Jan 2021, 12:24 Invalid Date, CORONAVIRUS lockdowns may be needed for two more winters, an infectious disease expert has warned. England was this week plunged into a third national lockdown to curb a rise in new infections and allow medics to roll out the Covid vaccine. 7 Experts have warned that rules in place to stop the spread of the coronavirus could last for two more wintersCred...

Some coronavirus restrictions may be needed next winter to control a potential new surge of the virus, England’s chief medical officer has warned. Chris Whitty told a Downing Street press briefing on Tuesday that people also needed to be aware that Covid-19 will not “disappear with spring” and so action may needed to be taken even after millions of Britons are vaccinated against the disease. However, he stressed that if people stick to the rules...