Boris Johnson was tonight accused of being reckless, misguided and dangerous for not shutting Britain s borders with India earlier after four people died from the new Indian covid strain.
The country was only added to the UK s travel red list late last month, despite earlier concerns over transmission of the fast-growing variant, which has since made its way onto British shores.
Some have suggested that Prime Minister was keen to keep relations strong with India, having planned a visit - which subsequently had to be cancelled - as part of efforts to negotiate a post-Brexit trade deal.
As a result, while flights were banned from neighbouring Pakistan early last month, borders between the two countries remained open for two more weeks, with as many as 8,000 people from India jetting into Britain on daily flights across that fortnight.
Boris warns: Race between our vaccination programme and the virus may be about to become tighter
NHS may redirect the 1million weekly first doses to boost capacity for second jabs for over-50s
All those in top priority groups will get second jab after eight weeks instead of 12 in face of third wave
Risk analysts suggest young adults should get the AstraZeneca jab when infection rates are high
The dire SAGE warning that Indian variant could put 10,000 in hospital a day within months - which puts end of lockdown in peril and led scientists to BACK regional vaccine surges
SAGE model warns that up to 10,000 people per day could be hospitalised in summer in worst-case scenario
But scientists are optimistic vaccines will work against the strain and still no evidence it is more dangerous
Public Health England report showed cases in the UK more than doubled in a week from 520 to 1,313
Britons today complained of having to queue whilst trying to use the NHS s online system to book a coronavirus vaccine after Boris Johnson said second doses of jabs will be accelerated for the over-50s and the clinically vulnerable.
The Prime Minister said on Friday evening that second doses of vaccines will be accelerated for the over-50s and the clinically vulnerable across the country, so they are given eight weeks after the first dose instead of the current 12 weeks.
This was in response to rising concern about the Indian variant of Covid-19, which Government scientists revealed this evening could realistically be 50 per cent more infectious than the Kent strain.
11 July 2021
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) invites applications from candidates from Sub-Saharan Africa for fully-funded 4-year PhD studentships to start a research degree programme on 3 January 2022. There are three studentships available.
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These studentships have been made possible through the generosity of Reckitt, through an unrestricted donation to LSHTM.
Each PhD studentship will comprise:
Tuition fees at the LSHTM overseas fee rate for the duration of the research project (up to 4 years)
An annual tax-free stipend equal to the UKRI stipend level (inclusive of London weighting)
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