All COVID restrictions will end in England on Thursday and free mass testing will stop from April 1. The prime minister told MPs the legal duty to isolate for those who tested positive would be dropped as he unveiled his ”living with COVID” plan. From April 1 the provision of free testing would be targeted to the most vulnerable, Boris Johnson said. But the British Medical Association, a doctors’ union, said …
Boris Johnson says the UK is in a “period of adjustment” after Brexit and COVID as the country faces petrol shortages and supply chain issues. A lack of HGV drivers and high demand plunged the UK into a fuel crisis last week, with lengthy queues and closures. Worries persist about the cost of living, as food and energy prices rise, alongside cuts to universal credit. But the PM insisted his plan for a …
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London – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday the new English variant of coronavirus (COVID-19) may be associated with a higher level of mortality, although he said evidence showed that both vaccines being used in the country are effective against it.
Johnson said that the impact of the new variant, which is already known to be more transmissable, was putting the health service under “intense pressure”.
“We’ve been informed today that in addition to spreading more quickly, it also now appears that there is some evidence that the new variant – the variant that was first discovered in London and the southeast [of England] – may be associated with a higher degree of mortality,” he told a news briefing.
London – Pressure is mounting on the United Kingdom government to resolve issues around European Union touring visas for musicians and crews. Since leaving the EU, British musicians are no longer guaranteed visa-free travel and may need additional work permits to play in some countries. Composer and cross-bench member of the House of Lords, Michael Berkeley, said it left many in a