UK quarantine hotels compared to Australia's
A BBC analysis has found that the rules for quarantine hotels in the UK could be more lenient than those enforced in Australia.
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COVID-19 cases fall across London boroughs
The capital has seen a fall in cases across its boroughs, with rates decreasing dramatically. But levels are still higher than when lockdown was eased in summer.
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Australian Open - now behind closed doors
The tennis tournament will be allowed to continue but without spectators.
NHS figures show significant increase in Covid-19 hospital admissions in January
NHS figures show that a third of all Covid-19 admissions since March 2020 to date happened in January. Despite this, the NHS completed more than six million non-urgent treatements in 2020.
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Up to 100 children hospitalised every week due to rare post-Covid disease
In a phenomenon that is worrying to parents and paediatricians, up to 100 children are hospitalised every week due to paediatric inflammatory multi-system syndrome (PIMS), a disease that occurs after having been infected with Covid-19. 75% of them are black, Asian or ethnic minority (BAME).
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Government racing to secure hotel quarantine rooms
The government has announced that from 15 February UK residents travelling from “red list” countries will have to self-isolate for 10 days in government provided accommodation.
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Coronavirus Live Updates: All over 50s in the UK to be vaccinated by May
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Scottish Government is considering lockdown of Western Isles
Western Isles could go into level four lockdown following a hospital outbreak.
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The EU is in a dispute with vaccine provider AstraZeneca over delays in shipping