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Border cannot stop Covid-19, warns expert "We know that borders cannot stop infectious diseases no matter how rigid your controls are, there will always be some that comes through" 09 February, 2021 07:55 Borders "cannot stop infectious diseases", leading epidemiologist Professor David Heymann has said. Appearing on BBC Radio 4's Today Programme, he said: "We know that borders cannot stop infectious diseases no matter how rigid your controls are, there will always be some that comes through." He said most nations believe the best strategy is to deal with infect...

Coronavirus LIVE updates as Manchester mass testing starts and new UK travel rules laid out Updates from Greater Manchester, the UK and world The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Thousands of people in Moss Side and the surrounding areas will be offered Covid-19 tests after a new variant of coronavirus was discovered in the area. It is related to a strain first detected in Bristol last month, which is related to the UK's dominant strain identified in Kent towards the end of last year. Now, at least 10,000 people across homes and businesses will be offered free lateral flow PCR tests ...

SHARE At a time when tensions have erupted over vaccines supplies, Europe's Centre for Disease Control took an important step on Monday with the launch of tracker for inocolation around the continent. The move to improve transparency showed patchy distribution so far, something that tallied with the anger over constraints on the programme which resulted in about eight million doses being administered so far among a population of almost 400 million. Britain with a population of almost 70 million has also administered eight million vaccines. French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday demanded...