The new lockdown in England at a glance England will be put into a full national lockdown that will last until the February half term. According to the new rules: All primary and secondary schools will close with immediate effect Classes will remain only for vulnerable pupils and the children of key workers. The plan … Read more
The UK’s chief medical officers have warned of a ‘material risk of the NHS being overwhelmed’ in the next 21 days as the mutant Covid strain wreaks havoc across the country. Parts of the health service are under ‘immense pressure’, the chief medical officers for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland – and NHS England’s national … Read more
Britons mocked the prospect of a third national lockdown tonight after Boris Johnson unveiled a dramatic set of restrictions for England in a desperate bid to control the new mutant coronavirus. Social media users tried to find humour at the looming measures which will see schools shut from tomorrow and multiple households banned from mixing as vaccines are rolled … Read more
Wales has shut schools for two weeks to fight the spread of coronavirus despite being under harsh restrictions since before Christmas. Wales entered a Tier 4 lockdown on December 20, with restrictions barring non-essential shops, gyms and hospitality venues from opening. Only essential travel was permitted, and working from home was ordered to take place ‘wherever … Read more
Who has to work from home now and how strictly will it be enforced? Office workers are only allowed to go in if it is ‘essential’ Boris Johnson announced this evening a new national lockdown for England The Prime Minister said everyone who can work from home should now do so Business chiefs said lockdown … Read more
Boris Johnson tonight plunged England into a new lockdown as he set out emergency measures to control the spread of new strains of coronavirus amid concerns the NHS risks being overwhelmed. Schools, shops and sports venues will close their doors for six weeks from early on Wednesday in scenes not witnessed since the original lockdown … Read more
The UK’s chief medical officers have warned of a ‘material risk of the NHS being overwhelmed’ in the next 21 days as the mutant Covid strain wreaks havoc across the country. Parts of the health service are under ‘immense pressure’, the chief medical officers for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland – and NHS England’s national … Read more
Joe Wicks will recommence his PE With Joe YouTube series from Monday January 11. The fitness star, 34, who launched the initiative when the UK was plunged into its first lockdown in March 2020, made the announcement on Twitter, as a third lockdown was announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. ‘PE with Joe is back … Read more
All schools and colleges across England will be told to shut from tomorrow until the middle of February under Boris Johnson’s new national coronavirus lockdown. Primary and secondary schools will have to shift to remote learning for the overwhelming majority of pupils, with only vulnerable children and the children of key workers allowed to attend … Read more
Boris Johnson tonight plunged England into a new lockdown as he set out emergency measures to control the spread of new strains of coronavirus amid concerns the NHS risks being overwhelmed. Schools, shops and sports venues will close their doors for six weeks in scenes not witnessed since the original lockdown last March, with exercise … Read more