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In Northern Ireland, the remnants of a troubled past still linger, with more than 100 peace walls in Belfast separating the Catholic and Protestant areas with corrugated metal sheeting and wire mesh - a constant reminder of the division that existed between the two communities in one of the region's most socio-economically deprived areas. Now, as the coronavirus takes hold, the links between that deprivation and Covid-19 shows how the burden of illness and death is being shouldered by both sides of this historic divide which have, in fact, much in common in war, in peace and in a pandemic. In...

Coronavirus has brought a newfound respect to those who work to help the sick Published:  December 31, 2020 21:46 Frontline health workers are the backbone of effective health systems in the fight against Covid-19 Image Credit: Ador T Bustamante/Gulf News Many people in the United Kingdom are still in holiday mode, usually in the mood for retail therapy as shops slash prices to get rid of their last seasonal inventories, and the day’s fare usually consists of turkey, stuffing and all the trimmings that remain leftover from Christmas Day. But this...

Here’s when Boris Johnson is speaking today - and how to watch live Rhona Shennan © Provided by The Scotsman It has been announced that Prime Minister Boris John will lead a Downing Street press conference today (Wed 30 Dec). This follows several big recent announcements from the government, including Brexit news, possible coronavirus tier changes, and the approval of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine in the UK. When is Boris Johnson speaking? Downing Street has confirmed that the Prime Minister will lead Wednesday’s No 10 press conference at 5pm. Johnson will likely ...

People who have had Covid could be just as vulnerable to new South African variant Nervtag chairman says mutations in virus could dull effectiveness of antibodies people had built up from previous infections People who have already had coronavirus could be equally susceptible to the new South African strain of the virus, the chairman of the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (Nervtag) has warned. Professor Peter Horby said mutations in the virus could dull the effectiveness of antibodies people had built up from previous infections, warning on Thursday that the new stra...

Leicester and Leicestershire will be 'decoupled' in Covid tier review - Hancock Tory MPs have been pressing the health secretary to split their constituencies from the city when deciding restrictions 17:08, 14 DEC 2020 Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Never miss another Leicestershire story by signing up to our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscrib...