Arizona is dropping all of its remaining restrictions to slow the spread of COVID-19 and opening vaccine eligibility to all residents 16 and older, Governor Doug Ducey said. ‘In Arizona, we never did a shutdown, so it’s impossible to have a grand reopening,’ he said. ‘Instead, we are continuing to take reasonable, safe and sensible … Read more
Call The Midwife’s Miriam Margolyes ‘forced to take a break from the show after Covid travel restrictions prevented her from attending filming’ By Niomi Harris For Mailonline Published: 02:05 GMT, 24 March 2021 | Updated: 02:05 GMT, 24 March 2021 Miriam Margolyes has reportedly been forced to take a break from Call The Midwife due … Read more
Boris Johnson admitted this evening that summer holidays abroad ‘look difficult for the time being’. The Prime Minister, speaking at tonight’s Downing Street press conference to mark a year of lockdown, warned Britons that the government could even impose tougher border controls over fears of new variants being brought into the country. Mr Johnson admitted … Read more
Scientists have urged Britons not to get their hopes up about holidaying on the continent this summer, amid warnings of a third wave of Covid picking up pace across Europe. ‘Professor Lockdown‘ Neil Ferguson today called for borders to stay shut over summer until every adult has had a vaccine and told Brits to prepare … Read more
‘Professor Lockdown’ Neil Ferguson apologises again for flouting restrictions he helped bring about – but says he is now ‘hopeful’ that this shutdown will be the last Neil Ferguson came to be known as ‘Professor Lockdown’ amid the first wave He stood down from SAGE after revelations he broke lockdown he introduced Prof Ferguson has … Read more
The appalling cost of a year of draconian Covid restrictions and lockdowns is laid bare today. On the eve of the anniversary of Boris Johnson‘s original ‘stay at home’ order, in-depth analysis by the Mail shows the sheer extent of the economic, social, educational and healthcare damage. Pandemic measures are costing £500million a day in … Read more
Angela Merkel EXTENDS Germany’s Covid restrictions into next month despite mass anti-lockdown protests and her party’s election drubbing Thousands of lockdown protesters rallied in cities across Europe this weekend Germany’s chancellor Angela Merkel is keen to go ahead with extension Internal memo said rising infection rates could be curbed with the extension By Isabella Nikolic … Read more
Biden could lift COVID international travel restrictions in mid-MAY: White House ‘is aiming to relax bans on flights from the UK, Europe and Brazil and allow Mexico and Canada border crossings’ after all adults are eligible for the vaccine The international travel restrictions for the US have been in place since March last year when … Read more
UK economy is a ‘crouching-tiger’ on course for a ‘rapid-fire recovery’ after lockdown restrictions ease, Bank of England chief economist says as officials raise growth forecasts Andy Haldane, a famous optimist, delivered his upbeat verdict at a talk today Came as central bank forecasts suggested growth will pick up amid reopening Previously blasted doom-mongers, for … Read more
Boris Johnson was last night urged by the boss of British Airways to capitalise on the UK’s world-beating vaccine rollout to end the ‘heart-breaking’ restrictions on foreign travel before another summer holiday season is ruined. BA chief executive Sean Doyle called for Britons who have been vaccinated to be able to fly along with those … Read more