26th Feb 2021 Friday FiveJohnson unveils roadmap to end England restrictions by 21 June This week, Boris Johnson unveiled a new four-step plan to ease England’s lockdown which could see all legal limits on social contact lifted by 21 June, if strict conditions are met. The Prime Minister told MPs the plan aimed to be “cautious but irreversible” and…
26th Feb 2021 Friday FiveCovid infections in England fall by two-thirds since January, React study shows Covid infections have fallen by two-thirds in a month in England but the virus is now spreading most among primary-age children and young people, research suggests. The React 1 study from Imperial College London points to the third national lockdown having significantly curbed…
26th Feb 2021 Friday FiveArthritis drug helping to save lives and speed recovery from Covid-19, trial shows Arthritis drug, Tocilizumab, has been shown to help save lives and accelerate recovery in patients admitted to hospital with Covid-19, an extensive UK trial has confirmed. The Recovery trial run by Oxford university studied 4,000 people who needed oxygen therapy but were…
26th Feb 2021 Friday Five10 million people in UK have received Covid-19 vaccine Britain has given a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine to more than 10 million people, as public health experts call on ministers to target future vaccinations in hotspots where the disease is threatening to run out of control. Official figures from across the UK’s four…