Covid cases rise 12% in a week – as experts fear Indian variant ‘spreads 60% faster than Kent’
12 May 2021, 9:40
Updated: 12 May 2021, 10:41
UK COVID cases are on the rise and a “third wave” may have already started ahead of the next stage of unlocking.
Scientists fear the new variant from India is to blame and it s predicted to be up to 60 per cent more transmissible than the dominant Kent strain.
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UK Covid cases are on the rise, data suggests, ahead of the next stage of unlocking. Pictured, two friends in Finsbury Park, north London, 10 MayCredit: LNP
Professor Paul Hunter, from the Norwich School of Medicine at the University of East Anglia, said: “Today [May 11] 2,427 new cases of Covid have been reported in the UK.
Huge NHS post-Covid shake-up revealed in Queen’s Speech
11 May 2021, 11:54
Updated: 11 May 2021, 14:20
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A HUGE post-coronavirus shake up of the NHS has been revealed in the Queen s Speech today.
The plan brings in more funding, as well as the continuation of the vaccination programme.
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The Queen today said said that the government s priority would be to deliver a national recovery from the coronavirus pandemicCredit: sky news
Speaking this morning during her first official ceremony since Prince Philip s funeral, Her Majesty said issues such as obesity, and treatments for new diseases would be tackled.
The 95-year-old Monarch said the government s priority would be to deliver a national recovery from the pandemic that makes the UK stronger, healthier and more prosperous than before .
THE Government has launched a fresh crackdown on junk food today in a post-Covid war on obesity.
Part of the Queen s Speech today was dedicated to fighting weight-gain and making Britain healthier.
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The Government wants to get Britain fitter and healthier in the wake of the pandemicCredit: Getty - Contributor
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The Queen delivering the speech as she opens Parliament this morningCredit: BBC
Ministers announced a huge push to improve the overall health of Brits in the wake of Covid - with the aim to prevent problems before they emerge.
One in six adults and more than one in three kids aged ten to 11 are overweight - with obesity a large risk factor in fighting the virus.
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UK ‘will be back to normal’ by end of the year – IF we sort booster jabs, says Sage expert
11 May 2021, 11:52
Updated: 12 May 2021, 14:28
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THE UK will be back to normal by the end of 2021, but booster jabs are a must, a Sage expert has suggested.
Vaccines have been deployed at an astonishing speed, with all adults expected to have their first dose by July.
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Jabs have been given to millions of people with one in three already fully vaccinatedCredit: AFP
But it is not known how long they will give people protection, with the first people being jabbed in December 2020.