Marco Campomenosi, head of the group, said: Amidst statements, denials and a chorus of contradictory positions, today the umpteenth bad look on the part of the EU institutions in the management of the pandemic and the vaccine plan. First Commissioner Timmermans admitted errors on vaccine orders, shortly afterwards this denied by the spokesman of the European Commission. Then the head of vaccination strategy Ema Marco Cavaleri, in a hearing at the European Parliament, defined the AstraZeneca vaccine as safe, just as France, Italy, Germany and other states have precautionarily suspended the use of the same vaccine. The EU institutions need to clarify and maintain a responsible attitude, the exact opposite of what we have seen so far.
People in Scotland will be told to remain local when the “stay-at-home” order is lifted on 2 April, Nicola Sturgeon said as she plotted a course out of lockdown for the country. The first minister announced some non-essential shops, including click-and-collect retail services, garden centres and homeware stores, alongside hairdressers, can open from 5 April. Children will return to full time education after the easter break and from 26 April.
The UK’s political leaders and medical regulators have sought to defend the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine after a hots of European countries paused its r.
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Undercover police to patrol bars and clubs under plans to help protect women
Following a meeting of the Government’s Crime and Justice Taskforce chaired by the Prime Minister, Downing Street said it was taking a series of “immediate steps” to improve security.
Among them is to roll-out across the country pilots of a programme where uniformed and plain clothes officers seek to actively identify predatory and suspicious offenders in the night time economy.
Dubbed ‘Project Vigilant’, the programme can involve officers attending areas around clubs and bars undercover, along with increased police patrols as people leave at closing time.