U K Lockdown Measures Aren t Slowing the Spread of the New Coronavirus Variant, Experts Warn yahoo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yahoo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
THE VALE Hospital s coronavirus vaccination programme is an important first step towards allowing us to return to the lives we want to lead , says a Dursley GP. Dr Simon Opher, lead GP at the community vaccination centre in Dursley, has welcomed the start of the hospital’s vaccination programme. Dr Opher said: “We are fantastically excited to be able to begin vaccinating some of our older and most vulnerable patients. Reaching this point has taken tremendous effort and is only possible thanks to the dedication and commitment of colleagues across the Berkeley Vale area, including volunteers, GL11 community hub, receptionists who worked so hard to set up appointments and of course the vaccinators.
COVID vaccinations have begun in the Cotswolds and a leading doctor says the aim is to give the older generation their freedom back. North Cotswold Hospital in Moreton in Marsh is among the centres where the vaccination is being administered to people aged 80 and over, with Cirencester Hospital also one of the sites. Dr Hywel Furn-Davies, GP and clinical director for North Cotswolds Primary Care Network (PCN), speaking on the first day of administering the Pfizer vaccine, said around 120 patients had received the jab so far that day. Dr Furn-Davies said the vaccine would give this generation their life back .
LONDON (AP) British officials are considering tougher coronavirus restrictions as the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients surpasses the first peak of the outbreak in the spring.
Authorities are blaming a new, more transmissible variant of the virus, first identified in southeast England, for the soaring infection rates. An area home to almost half of the people in England is under tight restrictions on movement and everyday life in an attempt to curb the spread of the virus. Nonessential shops are shut along with gyms and swimming pools, indoor socializing is barred and restaurants and pubs can only offer takeout.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to hold a meeting of his COVID-19 crisis committee later Tuesday. Health Secretary Matt Hancock is scheduled to update Parliament on Wednesday on whether more areas will be put into Tier 4 the top level of lockdown measures and whether the restrictions could be tightened even further.
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