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UK Health Secretary also issued a plea to pull together for one final push . (File)
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The UK government on Saturday began rolling out a series of stark advertisements as part of a new awareness drive that warns people to Act like you ve got it because anyone can spread coronavirus, especially the new highly transmissible variant that has seen hospitals being overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients.
The campaign - made up of television, radio and newspaper adverts as well as a social media blitz - comes as the latest daily death count from the deadly virus hit a new peak of 1,325 deaths and infections rose to 68,053 cases. Around one in three people infected with the virus do not have any symptoms and could therefore be passing it on without realising, according to the government s messaging.
Nicola Sturgeon quickly thanked BrewDog for their founder s offer THE First Minister has accepted an offer from one of the founders of billion-pound Scottish firm BrewDog to help with the Covid vaccine roll-out. James Watt, who owns a 24% stake in the Ellon-based brewing company, made the offer today on social media. We would like to offer our closed @BrewDog venues to help with a quick roll out of the vaccine. For free. We have waiting areas, huge refrigerators, seperate rooms for vaccinatations and an ace team who can help organise. Tagging both Nicola Sturgeon and the UK Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, he tweeted: “We would like to offer our closed @BrewDog venues to help with a quick roll out of the vaccine. For free.
Coronavirus patient numbers in the UK have reached their highest levels during the pandemic, with 51,135 further cases in one day and 414 deaths reported on Tuesday.
The Barts Health NHS Trust, which is responsible for Royal London Hospital, said in a statement it had opened an extra coronavirus ward on Sunday. We are treating very high numbers of patients with COVID-19 across our hospitals, and in line with our winter escalation plan we have moved into a very high pressure phase and taking steps to keep our patients safe, it added in its statement on Tuesday.
Palliative care doctor Rachel Clarke tweeted a photo, taken by registrar Punith Kempegowda, with the caption noting there was a sick patient inside every one of the vehicles.
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And the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has mounted a staunch defence of its decision, insisting it came at the end of a rigorous assessment . Mr De Croo made his controversial remarks during a Q and A on VRT, the national public-service broadcaster for the Flemish Community of Belgium.