picked. hospitalised with a delta variant. 0nly picked. hospitalised with a delta variant. only 8% were fully vaccinated. the government s plans to end the extra universal credit payment would be the biggest overnight reduction in the basic rate of social security since the creation of the welfare state that s according to thejoseph rowntree foundation. the government introduced a 20 pounds a week uplift to the basic entitlement at the start of the pandemic, but that s due to come to an end in october. 0ur political correspondent nick eardley has this report. for many families, the pandemic has been a time of unprecedented challenges. the government added £20 a week to universal credit payments last march. it was a big increase, but it was temporary, and the uplift is due to come to an end in october. i m anthony. i m a father of two. i became redundantjust before the lockdown due to ill health. anthony says the end of the extra money will mean some tough choices. for us as a househ
for many families, the pandemic has been a time of unprecedented challenges. the government added £20 a week to universal credit payments last march. it was a big increase, but it was temporary. and the uplift is due to come to an end in october. i m anthony. i m a father of two. i became redundantjust before the lockdown due to ill health. anthony says the end of the extra money will mean some tough choices. for us as a household, we are going to be left with the question of food versus fuel, or fuel versus clothes, you know, just the basic necessities. there are many households which have grown to rely on the uplift money as a source ofjust functioning. the number of universal credit claimants has almost doubled during the pandemic, and some are worried that taking away the extra money could have a big impact.
while we re here in surfside, we want to take a moment to check on some of the other major headlines today including news on the rapid spread of the deadly delta variant of coronavirus. the cdc today reported the variant now accounts for an estimated 26% of cases in the united states. variant concerns are now behind l.a. county s decision to recommend masking inside when in public areas even for those vaccinated. worldwide bangkok is reimposing restrictions. also several cities in australia are in the middle of a lockdown due to the rise of this strain and a low local vaccination rate. cnn chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta joins me now. sanjay, terrific to see you. i want you to know everyone down here is still talking about how wonderful you were with them when you were here in surfside. i want to talk about the delta variant.
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Students at Duke University are required to stay in their dorms for the next week due to a rapidly escalating outbreak of COVID-19 on campus.
In the last week, more than 180 students tested positive for COVID-19 and another 200 students are now quarantining due to possible exposure. The university opted to go into a stay-in-place order in the hopes of cutting off further infections. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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School officials say that the rise in cases are almost all linked to unapproved recruiting events held at fraternities off-campus.