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The UK Government has today (Friday 29 October) opened a new walk-through coronavirus testing centre in Renfrew.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti, Panama, Peru and Venezuela removed from travel red list plus expansion of inbound vaccination policy.
The UK Health Security Agency and ministers are calling on young people to make sure they take a rapid COVID-19 test before returning to school after the half term.
Remaining countries removed from UK red list.
In line with step 4 of the roadmap the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has laid a statutory instrument that will remove certain powers from the Coronavirus Act 2020, subject to Parliamentary approval.
Fully vaccinated passengers and most under 18s arriving from non red-list countries can use a lateral flow test on or before day 2 of their arrival in England.
PM Boris Johnson urges everyone over 50 to get their booster jabs when they get the call.
Following reports of people receiving negative PCR test results after they have tested positive on an LFD, NHS TT has investigated and testing has been suspended at a private laboratory.
National advertising campaign steps up today to encourage people to protect themselves and loved ones from COVID and flu this winter.
A fifth Nightingale court will open its doors in the Midlands as the push to speed up justice in the region gathers pace.
The new antivirals could be rolled out through a clinical study from winter.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson met with the First Ministers of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and the Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland.
Changes made to international travel rules during October 2021.
An open letter calling for leaders to recognise vaccine trial participants as having legitimate certification for international travel and other purposes.
From 24 October fully vaccinated passengers and most under 18s arriving in England from countries not on the red list can take a cheaper lateral flow test, on or before day 2 of their arrival into the UK. These can be booked…
Health Secretary Sajid Javid announces a £250 million investment in general practice in his opinion piece in the Daily Mail.
New blueprint will improve access and provide additional funding to increase the proportion of face-to-face appointments.
Study shows SARS-CoV-2 prevalence has increased to 0.83%, with 1 in 120 people infected, although the prevalence appears to be remaining stable overall.
Fully vaccinated travellers from Nigeria will now be able to visit England without needing to take multiple COVID-19 tests or self isolate.
The UK has now uploaded over one million genome sequences to the international GISAID database, accounting for nearly a quarter of all sequences published globally to date.
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