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Isolate or stay away from work. in taking this move, it is a shift in labour policy. it is one which attempts to put it in line with what the labour government in wales is doing, but very deliberately pieces at odds with what the westminster government is doing. no sign at the moment that the government is going to shift their approach and bring forward that date of august 16, which the prime minister has said is nailed on. england�*s chief midwife has written to gp practices, obstetricians and midwives, stressing the need to encourage pregnant women to be vaccinated against coronavirus. est...

We need to, with that investment with treatment and support services needs to take very much a harm reduction approach to meet people where they are, provide compassionate, humane care. we need to be accessible and going out to where people are for those that struggle to access services centrally, and we need a full range of treatment options. labour is calling for the government to bring forward the date on which people in england, who are fully vaccinated will no longer have to self—isolate. the welsh government has already confirmed it will make the change next saturday, while scotland pl...

For the uk. a further 29,622 new infections have been recorded. 68 people have died in the latest 24—hour period. that�*s those who�*ve died within 28 days of a positive covid test. on to vaccinations — over 46.7 million people have received their first dose of a covid vaccine. and almost 38 million people have now received two doses. labour is calling for the government to bring forward the date on which fully vaccinated people will no longer have to self—isolate in england. the welsh government confirmed last night that it would make the change next saturday, while scotland plans t...

The government to shift that date earlier probably makes it less likely than anything. keir starmer accusing the government of a chaotic approach, saying that businesses and families certainty, therefore in his view it would be right to bring the date forward from august 16, the date identified by the government at which point double vaccinated adults will not need to isolate if they come into contact with someone who has tested positive, to august 7. that happens to be the day that the welsh government is due to confirm will be the end of isolation requirements for double—jabbed adults ther...

Changing the social distancing requirements and so on. although it will still be a requirement to wear masks in some settings, face coverings in some settings. but the biggest change is this one on self isolation, if you have been double jabbed, and you are a close contact of somebody who has coronavirus, then you will be no longer required to self—isolate for ten days. you will be advised to take a test, and as you say, that is nine days ahead of the planned date in england and a couple of days ahead of scotland. so the four nations are going in different directions, but what sir keir starm...