05:41 EDT, 18 February 2021
The whole of the UK is now working together to roll out the Covid-19 vaccine.
A total of 407 million doses have been bought by the UK Government, and every injection is helping to protect people and provide a route back to normality.
Every step of the roll-out involves a network of people collaborating across every nation of the UK to protect as many lives as quickly as possible, while also reducing hospital admissions that are creating such pressure on the NHS.
Joint effort: The whole of the UK is now working together to roll out the Covid-19 vaccine
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The 48-hour ban precedes restrictions that come into force from 6am on December 27 and run until January 6. Councillor Quentin Smith described “shocking” images of drunk Christmas Day-revellers being carried from Queenstown s beach front after defecating themselves. “That is an enduring concern . This is obviously adjusting existing bans to bring it forward to include Christmas Day. “It’s not something completely new and it’s not out of the blue. It’s just bringing it to a date that makes sense.”
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A man relaxes on a unicorn at Queenstown Bay on Christmas day 2018. The harbour master has also expressed concerns over water safety from a large gathering of heavily intoxicated people, Smith said.