Alien Nation: After coronavirus, the UK’s former colonies won’t need us
4 years, 9 months ago

Alien Nation: After coronavirus, the UK’s former colonies won’t need us

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Discussions about Britain’s place in the world began as part of our never-ending Brexit saga, but if the way we handled that didn’t expose us, then our handling of coronavirus certainly will. I said: “It strikes me that as a country we cannot begin to fulfil the idea of global Britain until we first address the historic injustices of the British empire, injustices including slavery and colonialism; first, because it is the right thing to do, but also because we may soon find ourselves out in the cold if we do not.” The one thing that I agree with ardent Brexiteers on is that Commonwealth countries could be our most fruitful trading partners after Brexit. Coronavirus is exposing a truth that should give advocates of Global Britain pause for thought: “they” do not need “us”. Countries in the global south have their own nationalists and every one of them will tell you that their achievements are in spite of Britain’s atrocities, not because of aid or the “privilege” of being colonised.

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People with Covid in England won't need to self-isolate
2 years, 10 months ago

People with Covid in England won't need to self-isolate

India Today  

People with Covid-19 won't be legally required to self-isolate in England starting in the coming week, the UK government has announced, as part of a plan for “living with Covid” that is also likely to see testing for coronavirus scaled back. “We’ve reached a stage where we think you can shift the balance away from state mandation, away from banning …

UK: People with COVID in England won’t need to self-isolate
2 years, 10 months ago

UK: People with COVID in England won’t need to self-isolate

Associated Press  

LONDON — People with COVID-19 won’t be legally required to self-isolate in England starting in the coming week, the U.K. government has announced, as part of a plan for “living with COVID” that is also likely to see testing for the coronavirus scaled back. “We’ve reached a stage where we think you can shift the balance away from state mandation, …

As we attempt to live with Covid, a class of vulnerable people is emerging: the new excluded
2 years, 11 months ago

As we attempt to live with Covid, a class of vulnerable people is emerging: the new excluded

The Independent  

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As Europe virus cases surge, UK plows on with its new normal
3 years, 1 month ago

As Europe virus cases surge, UK plows on with its new normal

Associated Press  

LONDON — The bars are shut in Vienna, and the Christmas market is empty in Munich, as several European nations tighten up or even lock down to combat a spike in coronavirus infections. But while Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned that a “blizzard from the east” could still ruin Britain’s Christmas, many scientists say the wind is now blowing …

United Kingdom counts on vaccines, ‘common sense’ to keep coronavirus at bay
3 years, 3 months ago

United Kingdom counts on vaccines, ‘common sense’ to keep coronavirus at bay

India TV News  

Britons are encouraged these days- though in most cases not required- to wear face coverings in crowded indoor spaces. For critics, that image encapsulates the flaw in the government’s strategy, which has abandoned most pandemic restrictions and is banking on voluntary restraint and a high vaccination rate to curb the spread of the coronavirus. “The story of this government in …

Analysis: Has the government done all it can to help us ‘live with the virus’?
3 years, 6 months ago

Analysis: Has the government done all it can to help us ‘live with the virus’?

The Independent  

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UK launches global 'assessment platform' to track new coronavirus variants as they emerge
3 years, 11 months ago

UK launches global 'assessment platform' to track new coronavirus variants as they emerge

Firstpost  

The UK launched a New Variant Assessment Platform on Tuesday, which it says will offer the country’s world-leading genomics expertise to identify new variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 to countries who do not have the resources to do so. As part of the UK’s Presidency of the G7 this year, UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock outlined the plans …

New evidence that U.K. coronavirus variant spreads more easily has scientists really worried
3 years, 11 months ago

New evidence that U.K. coronavirus variant spreads more easily has scientists really worried

LA Times  

The coronavirus variant that emerged in the United Kingdom belongs to the world now, and mounting evidence is confirming some scientists’ early suspicions: It is a super spreader capable of turbocharging the pandemic and muscling less transmissible strains of the virus into oblivion. Using many distinct methods to track the U.K. variant and compare it to its predecessors, two groups …

Britain Returns To Lockdown To Fight Coronavirus Variant
4 years ago

Britain Returns To Lockdown To Fight Coronavirus Variant

NPR  

Britain Returns To Lockdown To Fight Coronavirus Variant Enlarge this image toggle caption Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images England will go under a new strict national lockdown through mid-February in an attempt to stop the spread of the coronavirus, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in a Monday address. This move is the country's latest …

New Coronavirus Variant Found in Britain Not Out of Control, Says WHO
4 years ago

New Coronavirus Variant Found in Britain Not Out of Control, Says WHO

News 18  

The new coronavirus variant discovered in Britain with a higher transmission rate is not yet out of control and can be contained using existing measures, the World Health Organization said on Monday. “We have had a much higher at different points in this pandemic and we’ve got it under control,” WHO’s emergencies chief Michael Ryan told a press conference. But …

New coronavirus variant not out of control, says WHO
4 years ago

New coronavirus variant not out of control, says WHO

Live Mint  

The new coronavirus variant discovered in Britain with a higher transmission rate is not yet out of control and can be contained using existing measures, the World Health Organization said on Monday. "We have had a much higher at different points in this pandemic and we've got it under control," WHO's emergencies chief Michael Ryan told a press conference. British …

New Coronavirus Strain in UK Does Not Appear to Be Deadlier, Says US Surgeon General Pick Vivek Murthy
4 years ago

New Coronavirus Strain in UK Does Not Appear to Be Deadlier, Says US Surgeon General Pick Vivek Murthy

News 18  

Indian-American physician Vivek Murthy, US President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for Surgeon General, has said there is no evidence to suggest that a new and more contagious coronavirus variant reported in the UK is any deadlier. “This news from the UK appears to be about a new strain of the virus that’s more transmissible, more contagious than the virus we’ve seen …

New covid strain: Britain hit by virus travel bans
4 years ago

New covid strain: Britain hit by virus travel bans

Live Mint  

Countries worldwide banned arrivals from the UK on Sunday over a new highly infectious coronavirus strain Britain said was "out of control", as the WHO called for stronger containment measures. Late Sunday, Britain's critical south coast port at Dover said it was closing to all accompanied freight and passengers due to the French border restrictions "until further notice". Alarm bells …

Britain’s isolation grows as more nations ban travel due to coronavirus variant
4 years ago

Britain’s isolation grows as more nations ban travel due to coronavirus variant

LA Times  

More nations are banning travel from Britain over fears of a new strain of the coronavirus that scientists say looks to be more contagious. France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Ireland, Poland and Bulgaria had already announced restrictions on U.K. travel hours after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that Christmas shopping and gatherings in southern England must be …

UK Scientists Relied On Wikipedia During Early Stages Of Coronavirus Pandemic
4 years, 1 month ago

UK Scientists Relied On Wikipedia During Early Stages Of Coronavirus Pandemic

Huff Post  

The UK’s scientific advisers to the government were forced to scour Wikipedia in the early stage of the pandemic because of a lack of data about the spread on coronavirus in other countries. Professor Ian Hall of the University of Manchester, who is deputy chair of SPI-M, said: “The public may be surprised that we were using Wikipedia to get …

Recordings reveal WHO's analysis of coronavirus pandemic in private
4 years, 1 month ago

Recordings reveal WHO's analysis of coronavirus pandemic in private

India Today  

As the coronavirus explodes again, the World Health Organization finds itself both under intense pressure to reform and holding out hope that U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will reverse a decision by Washington to leave the health agency. Biden has promised to overturn President Donald Trump’s decision in June to cut off funds to WHO and withdraw the U.S. WHO has …

Britain is at a coronavirus tipping point, says deputy chief medical officer
4 years, 2 months ago

Britain is at a coronavirus tipping point, says deputy chief medical officer

Live Mint  

Britain is at a "tipping point" in the coronavirus crisis and the country must act now to stop history repeating itself, the deputy chief medical officer for England said on Sunday, urging people to follow the rules. Jonathan Van Tam said in an opinion article that the spread of COVID-19 was now moving from younger adult age groups to older …

Summertime sadness: Resurgent coronavirus dims economic recovery hopes
4 years, 5 months ago

Summertime sadness: Resurgent coronavirus dims economic recovery hopes

Live Mint  

The virus is the summer house guest from hell. If you add that all up together it’s not a pretty picture.” At the same time, as governments face new flare-ups and reimpose full or partial lockdowns, the prospects for a brisk global economic rebound later in the year have dimmed, according to economists and executives. While the virus-stricken world is …

UK coronavirus infections rise as ministers fret over second wave in Europe
4 years, 5 months ago

UK coronavirus infections rise as ministers fret over second wave in Europe

India Today  

Britain reported its highest number of new coronavirus infections in more than a month on Thursday, as ministers fretted about the second wave of cases in Europe and warned more quarantine restrictions were possible. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said coronavirus was under some measure of control in Britain, but a resurgence in some European countries showed the pandemic was not …

JOHN NAISH: Why the UK's deadliest coronavirus threat is now complacency
4 years, 6 months ago

JOHN NAISH: Why the UK's deadliest coronavirus threat is now complacency

Daily Mail  

Are we already starting to suffer a second wave of Covid-19 before the first wave has even fully subsided? A woman wearing a face mask walks past social distance advisory signs in Leicester's North Evington neighbourhood today Matt Hancock announced non-essential shops will shut from tomorrow and schools will close from Thursday in Leicester The fear is that viral pandemic …

Britain lowers virus alert; Germany sees spike in cases
4 years, 6 months ago

Britain lowers virus alert; Germany sees spike in cases

LA Times  

Britain lowered its coronavirus threat level one notch Friday, becoming the latest country to claim it’s getting a national outbreak under control. Meanwhile, Germany on Friday reported the country’s highest daily increase in virus cases in a month after managing to contain its outbreak better than other large European nations. The Robert Koch Institute, Germany’s disease control center, listed 770 …

Almost ALL the countries Britons want to head to have LOWER coronavirus infection rates
4 years, 7 months ago

Almost ALL the countries Britons want to head to have LOWER coronavirus infection rates

Daily Mail  

How UK coronavirus cases compare to 15 popular holiday destinations for Britons Tourism bosses and MPs have discussed air bridges to popular tourist destinations and countries who send large numbers of tourist to the UK. UK - 28.52 SPAIN - 4.30 FRANCE - 3.94 ITALY - 5.87 USA - 59.84 UAE - 60.26 SOUTH AFRICA - 24.53 GREECE - 0.19 …

The UK coronavirus crisis: how its four countries take a divided approach
4 years, 7 months ago

The UK coronavirus crisis: how its four countries take a divided approach

CNN  

London CNN — The UK’s coronavirus crisis has reignited one of the country’s most bitter political debates: Can the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland survive as a union of four nations? Of Johnson’s roadmap, Sturgeon said the Scottish government had “not yet seen the full detail of the plan, so it’s not possible for us to simply …

Coronavirus: Full transcript of Boris Johnson’s speech on UK lockdown rules
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus: Full transcript of Boris Johnson’s speech on UK lockdown rules

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. And last, we must make sure that any measures we …

The EU evolves in times of crisis. We must tackle the coronavirus and economic recovery together
4 years, 8 months ago

The EU evolves in times of crisis. We must tackle the coronavirus and economic recovery together

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The fall of the Iron Curtain …

Coronavirus Crisis: UK becomes the 6th country to cross 100,000 cases
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Crisis: UK becomes the 6th country to cross 100,000 cases

India TV News  

The United Kingdom has become the 6th country to cross 100,000 coronavirus cases after USA, Italy, Spain Germany and France. England has reported bulk of the UK coronavirus cases and deaths while Scotland and Wales have also reported 7,102 and 6,401 cases respectively. Amongst the regions to report over a 1,000 coronavirus cases are Surrey, Staffordshire, Southwark, Sheffield, Oxfordshire, Liverpool, …

The UK will lead the global coronavirus response to end this pandemic sooner
4 years, 8 months ago

The UK will lead the global coronavirus response to end this pandemic sooner

The Independent  

As we applaud our NHS heroes at 8pm every Thursday, I am proud to see our country pull together like never before in my lifetime. We can’t end this global pandemic or prevent even more deaths, including in the UK, if we don’t help those countries respond to the virus and its impacts. £130m of this support will go towards …

UK can learn from China's approach to coronavirus
4 years, 8 months ago

UK can learn from China's approach to coronavirus

China Daily  

A woman is seen wearing a protective face mask in Tottenham Court Road, as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues, London, April 1, 2020. Even with a two month head start on China, the UK's ill-preparedness has cost lives. Britain's National Health Service has been under constant pressure to enact efficiency savings with many medical professionals being overworked even …

The Coronavirus And The Humbling Of America
4 years, 9 months ago

The Coronavirus And The Humbling Of America

ABP News  

One of the most striking aspects of the novel coronavirus pandemic which has created an upheaval all over the world has to be the astonishing sight of the world’s richest society brought to its knees and appearing as a suppliant before the very country, China, that it holds responsible for the virus. It is a different world today, twenty days …

Coronavirus: Why do more people keep dying in the UK?
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Why do more people keep dying in the UK?

Al Jazeera  

Changing policy, already stretched health service and a lack of testing have deepened the crisis, say experts. The UK’s recent coronavirus-related death toll reflects what happened “approximately two to three, possibly four, weeks ago”, says Neil. 200326121826056 “Whether or not we go to the extent of Italy’s situation will depend whether social restriction measures are followed, the ability of our …

There’s only one way to save the British economy from coronavirus – by changing how it works forever
4 years, 9 months ago

There’s only one way to save the British economy from coronavirus – by changing how it works forever

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. This crisis should make us realise …

Coronavirus: Nearly 100 migrants try to cross English Channel as UK lockdown intensifies
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Nearly 100 migrants try to cross English Channel as UK lockdown intensifies

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Five small boats carrying around 80 migrants on a desperate …

I led Britain’s response to the Ebola outbreak and this is what it taught me about business in a crisis
4 years, 9 months ago

I led Britain’s response to the Ebola outbreak and this is what it taught me about business in a crisis

The Independent  

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Coronavirus: Britons overseas should return home now, foreign secretary says
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Britons overseas should return home now, foreign secretary says

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Six days after …

Stay at home: Britain imposes lockdown to combat spread of coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

Stay at home: Britain imposes lockdown to combat spread of coronavirus

India Today  

Britain has become the latest European country to go into effective lockdown to deal with the threat of the coronavirus pandemic, after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Monday sweeping curbs on everyday activity including the banning of any gatherings of more than two people who do not live together. As well as instructing the public to "stay at home" for …

Coronavirus: A timeline of how Britain went from ‘low risk’ to an unprecedented national shutdown
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: A timeline of how Britain went from ‘low risk’ to an unprecedented national shutdown

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Monday 10 February After the confirmed number of patients in the UK hits eight, …

The science behind the big shift in the UK's coronavirus strategy
4 years, 9 months ago

The science behind the big shift in the UK's coronavirus strategy

Wired  

Getty Images / Bloomberg / Contributor Late on Monday afternoon, Boris Johnson announced a series of far-reaching recommendations that signaled a dramatic ratcheting up of the UK’s coronavirus response. The first strategy – which the report calls mitigation – involves isolating suspected cases, quarantining households with suspected cases and socially distancing those most vulnerable for around three months at the …

US, UK coronavirus strategies shifted following epidemiologists’ ominous report
4 years, 9 months ago

US, UK coronavirus strategies shifted following epidemiologists’ ominous report

CNN  

CNN — A study by UK epidemiologists predicts that attempts to slow, or mitigate – rather than actively halt, or suppress – the novel coronavirus could overwhelm the number of intensive care hospital beds and lead to about 250,000 deaths in the UK and more than a million in the United States during the course of the current pandemic. While …

Coronavirus: U.K. defends virus plan as ‘wartime’ measures loom
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: U.K. defends virus plan as ‘wartime’ measures loom

The Hindu  

Britain on Sunday said its criticised plan to deal with COVID-19 was designed to “protect life” in a “sustainable” manner as it prepared to unveil “wartime-style” measures to tackle the outbreak. “We’ll take the right action at the right time,” he said, adding “the time is coming.” Critics have accused the government of not acting quickly enough to contain the …

UK coronavirus response: What does Britain know that Europe doesn’t?
4 years, 9 months ago

UK coronavirus response: What does Britain know that Europe doesn’t?

CNN  

London CNN — There was something contradictory in Boris Johnson’s speech about Britain’s response to the coronavirus on Thursday. Flanked by the country’s chief scientific and medical advisers, the Prime Minister announced that his government was moving to the “delay” phase of its plan to tackle the outbreak, and warned Britons that they were facing their “worst public health crisis …

Coronavirus: UK to evacuate Britons from stricken cruise ship
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus: UK to evacuate Britons from stricken cruise ship

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Foreign Office has said it is working to repatriate 74 …

Coronavirus outbreak prompts U.K. health authorities to increase quarantine powers
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus outbreak prompts U.K. health authorities to increase quarantine powers

CBS News  

London — Britain's Department of Health and Social Care declared the coronavirus outbreak a "serious and imminent threat" to public health on Monday, increasing its powers to keep people quarantined but stressing that the overall risk level to the British public remained "moderate." More info 🔽 https://t.co/PozW8fZn61 pic.twitter.com/QOw1bNcYrO — Department of Health and Social Care February 10, 2020 According to …

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