British Military Could Help Police Enforce New Coronavirus Rules, Says Boris Johnson
4 years, 3 months ago

British Military Could Help Police Enforce New Coronavirus Rules, Says Boris Johnson

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LOADING ERROR LOADING British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the military could be deployed in England to help with the enforcement of new coronavirus restrictions. Speaking to U.K. lawmakers on Tuesday, the prime minister said there would now be “greater police presence” on the streets with “the option to draw on military support where required.” The move come after the government’s chief scientific and medical advisers warned there could be 50,000 U.K. cases a day by mid-October, with a daily death toll of 200 or more by mid-November if the current growth in the rate of infection is not halted. Johnson announced there would also be “tighter” enforcement of the new rules, as the fine for not wearing a face mask will rise to £200. The prime minister’s spokesperson said the military could be used to backfill certain police duties, such as office roles and guarding protected sites, so police officers can be out enforcing the virus response.

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'Learn to live with this virus': Boris Johnson scraps Covid restrictions in UK
2 years, 10 months ago

'Learn to live with this virus': Boris Johnson scraps Covid restrictions in UK

India Today  

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday said he would end all coronavirus restrictions in England including mandatory self-isolation for people with Covid-19 and free testing, drawing scepticism from some scientists and political opponents. Johnson said that the legal requirement to self-isolate for people who test positive for Covid would be removed on Feb. 24 while free universal testing would …

Boris Johnson scraps remaining COVID restrictions in England
2 years, 10 months ago

Boris Johnson scraps remaining COVID restrictions in England

Associated Press  

LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is scrapping the last domestic coronavirus restrictions in England, including the requirement for people with COVID-19 to self-isolate, even as he acknowledged Monday the potential for new and more deadly variants of the virus. “But it is the day when all the efforts of the last two years finally enabled us to protect …

Boris Johnson scraps remaining COVID restrictions in England
2 years, 10 months ago

Boris Johnson scraps remaining COVID restrictions in England

LA Times  

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a media briefing in Downing Street, London, on Monday to outline the government’s new long-term COVID-19 plan. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is scrapping the last domestic coronavirus restrictions in England, including the requirement for people with COVID-19 to self-isolate, even as he acknowledged Monday the potential for new and more deadly variants …

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, …

UK PM Announces to Lift Most Covid Curbs, Says 'No Longer Have to Wear Masks in Closed Spaces'
2 years, 11 months ago

UK PM Announces to Lift Most Covid Curbs, Says 'No Longer Have to Wear Masks in Closed Spaces'

News 18  

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday said most restrictions deployed to fight the latest wave of the Covid pandemic in England would be lifted from next week. People will no longer have to wear masks in closed spaces, work from home and prove vaccination to enter public spaces such as nightclubs, Johnson told parliament. Johnson told MPs: “While there …

UK Encourages Booster Jabs, Resists New Virus Restrictions Even As Covid Cases Rise
3 years, 2 months ago

UK Encourages Booster Jabs, Resists New Virus Restrictions Even As Covid Cases Rise

News 18  

Under pressure from rising infections and alarmed health experts, the British government on Wednesday urged millions of people to get booster vaccine shots but resisted calls to reimpose coronavirus restrictions such as mandatory mask-wearing. British Prime Minister Boris Johnsons Conservative government lifted domestic coronavirus restrictions in July, including mandatory face coverings and social distancing. A plan to require proof of …

UK on the edge: Tougher COVID restrictions needed, health lobby says
3 years, 2 months ago

UK on the edge: Tougher COVID restrictions needed, health lobby says

Live Mint  

Britain's hospitals are close to be being overwhelmed by a new wave of COVID-19 infections so tougher restrictions are needed, the health service's lobby group said on Wednesday, but the government said now was not the time for a new lockdown. But it also had a quick start to its vaccine programme and Prime Minister Boris Johnson has lifted almost …

Johnson says restrictions to ease, UK must live with virus
3 years, 6 months ago

Johnson says restrictions to ease, UK must live with virus

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain plans to scrap laws requiring face masks and social distancing later this month, Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed Monday, even as he acknowledged that lifting the restrictions will drive surging coronavirus cases higher. Johnson said Britain would have to “learn to live with this virus” — a major shift in tone from a leader who has previously …

Boris Johnson warns UK may still keep some covid rules
3 years, 6 months ago

Boris Johnson warns UK may still keep some covid rules

Live Mint  

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said some “extra precautions” could still be required even after the July 19 date he has said will mark the end of the country’s Covid restrictions. “We’ll be wanting to go back to a world that is as close to the status quo ante-Covid, as possible,” Johnson said on a visit to a factory in …

UK PM announces new taskforce to find 'promising new medicines' to treat coronavirus
3 years, 8 months ago

UK PM announces new taskforce to find 'promising new medicines' to treat coronavirus

China Daily  

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson holds a news conference at 10 Downing Street, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, in London on April 20, 2021. LONDON -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday announced a new taskforce to find "promising new medicines" to treat coronavirus. "The success of our vaccination programme has demonstrated what the UK can achieve when we …

Britain’s Johnson pledges UK vaccine program will run 24-7
3 years, 11 months ago

Britain’s Johnson pledges UK vaccine program will run 24-7

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain’s coronavirus vaccine program will operate around the clock seven days a week “as soon as we can,” Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged Wednesday as the U.K. accelerates efforts to inoculate millions of its most vulnerable people against coronavirus. Johnson said “at the moment, the limit is on supply” of the vaccines rather than on the ability of …

Johnson under fire as UK again faces onslaught of COVID-19
3 years, 11 months ago

Johnson under fire as UK again faces onslaught of COVID-19

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Whereas before, everyone went into a mode of, ‘We …

Coronavirus | U.K. PM Boris Johnson announces nationwide lockdown
4 years ago

Coronavirus | U.K. PM Boris Johnson announces nationwide lockdown

The Hindu  

Nearly 56 million people in England will return to a full coronavirus lockdown, possibly until mid-February, to try to cut spiralling infection rates, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday. Mr. Johnson said that as of Monday, almost 27,000 people with Covid were in hospital — 40% more than at the peak of first wave of the outbreak on April …

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 …

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson ‘reconciled’ to tougher Covid-19 restrictions as cases soar
4 years ago

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson ‘reconciled’ to tougher Covid-19 restrictions as cases soar

CNN  

London CNN — Coronavirus restrictions in England are “alas probably about to get tougher,” UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Sunday, as the country battles to rein in a deadly surge in coronavirus infections. “It may be that we need to do things in the next few weeks that will be tougher in many parts of the country, I’m fully …

UK PM Boris Johnson imposes ‘strictest’ Covid-19 curbs in several more areas
4 years ago

UK PM Boris Johnson imposes ‘strictest’ Covid-19 curbs in several more areas

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed tougher regulations across a swath of England in an effort to stamp down on the mutant strain of coronavirus that’s spreading quickly across the country. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg Sussex, Oxfordshire, Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, most of Hampshire and the remainder of Essex will now face the strictest rules under the government’s 4-tier system, from 00:01 a.m. …

Travel From U.K. Shut Down As Nations Assess Threat Of New Coronavirus Strain
4 years ago

Travel From U.K. Shut Down As Nations Assess Threat Of New Coronavirus Strain

NPR  

Shut Down As Nations Assess Threat Of New Coronavirus Strain Enlarge this image toggle caption Lewis Joly/AP Lewis Joly/AP Updated 2:30 p.m. Johnson said he and French President Emmanuel Macron had "a very good call" earlier Monday, adding that both leaders want to find a way to resume freight traffic between the two nations. Sponsor Message "We in the U.K. …

New COVID-19 strain in UK confirmed to be more infectious, Boris Johnson imposes urgent coronavirus measures
4 years ago

New COVID-19 strain in UK confirmed to be more infectious, Boris Johnson imposes urgent coronavirus measures

ABC  

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson has imposed tighter COVID-19 restrictions ahead of Christmas, after he was briefed that a new strain of the virus circulating in south-east England could be up to 70 per cent more transmissible. Key points: Britain has notified the WHO about a new fast-spreading strain of COVID-19 Britain has notified the WHO about a new fast-spreading …

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson urges Britain to stick with restrictions as vaccine cleared for use next week
4 years, 1 month ago

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson urges Britain to stick with restrictions as vaccine cleared for use next week

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Take vaccine or face longer restrictions, warns Van-Tam Prof Van-Tam said: “If we relax too …

UK PM Boris Johnson pressured on fresh lockdown as Covid-19 at ‘critical stage’
4 years, 2 months ago

UK PM Boris Johnson pressured on fresh lockdown as Covid-19 at ‘critical stage’

Live Mint  

The policy response to coronavirus in England isn’t succeeding in controlling the disease’s spread, scientists said Thursday, adding pressure on U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson to introduce another national lockdown. “The second wave of the epidemic in England has now reached a critical stage.” The stark results of the Imperial study come as Johnson faces growing calls to impose even …

UK government under pressure for COVID-19 strategy
4 years, 2 months ago

UK government under pressure for COVID-19 strategy

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The British government is sticking to its strategy of tiered, regional …

Millions face new UK curbs with coronavirus at ‘tipping point’
4 years, 2 months ago

Millions face new UK curbs with coronavirus at ‘tipping point’

Live Mint  

Millions of Britons could be on the verge of new coronavirus restrictions, with the UK’s deputy chief medical officer warning the nation has reached a “tipping point” similar to the situation before the countrywide lockdown began in March. “We are at a tipping point similar to where we were in March; but we can prevent history repeating itself if we …

UK PM Johnson Ponders Second Coronavirus Lockdown as Outbreak Accelerates
4 years, 3 months ago

UK PM Johnson Ponders Second Coronavirus Lockdown as Outbreak Accelerates

News 18  

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is pondering a second national COVID-19 lockdown as the novel coronavirus outbreak accelerates. New COVID-19 cases are rising by at least 6,000 per day in Britain, according to week-old data, hospital admissions are doubling every eight days and the testing system is buckling. “We’re certainly at a very critical moment this morning,” Transport Secretary Grant …

Coronavirus updates Sep 21: Pune reports below 1,000 fresh Covid-19 cases 1st time in over two months
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus updates Sep 21: Pune reports below 1,000 fresh Covid-19 cases 1st time in over two months

India Today  

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was on Monday pondering a second national lockdown as an accelerating coronavirus outbreak threatened to destroy any shoots of economic recovery and send millions back into isolation. The United Kingdom already has the biggest official Covid-19 death toll in Europe - and the fifth-largest in the world - while it is borrowing record amounts in …

Boris Johnson can’t wake up from his Covid-19 nightmare as UK coronavirus cases double ‘roughly every seven days’
4 years, 3 months ago

Boris Johnson can’t wake up from his Covid-19 nightmare as UK coronavirus cases double ‘roughly every seven days’

CNN  

London CNN — The number of coronavirus cases in the UK is doubling roughly every seven days, according to the country’s chief scientific advisor, Patrick Vallance. “If we don’t act, the virus will take off,” Vallance’s colleague Chris Whitty, the UK’s chief medical officer, told the same briefing in Downing Street. “That is the path we are on and if …

Boris Johnson says, UK now 'seeing second wave of coronavirus', measures may intensify
4 years, 3 months ago

Boris Johnson says, UK now 'seeing second wave of coronavirus', measures may intensify

India TV News  

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday warned that a second wave of Covid-19 in Britain is "coming in", and his government may need to "intensify things to help bring the rate of infections down". Johnson said, adding that it was "inevitable" that coronavirus would hit the country again, Xinhua reported. During a visit to the Vaccines Manufacturing Innovation Centre …

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 …

British PM Boris Johnson announces easing of coronavirus lockdown restrictions but faces backlash
4 years, 7 months ago

British PM Boris Johnson announces easing of coronavirus lockdown restrictions but faces backlash

ABC  

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a loosening of the UK's coronavirus lockdown rules but is facing a rebellion from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland over supposed mixed messaging on the changes. Key points: Social-distancing rules will stay in place, but people will be allowed to spend time outdoors for leisure activities and drive to other destinations Social-distancing rules …

Boris Johnson Outlines Plan To Ease Coronavirus Restrictions In England
4 years, 7 months ago

Boris Johnson Outlines Plan To Ease Coronavirus Restrictions In England

NPR  

Boris Johnson Outlines Plan To Ease Coronavirus Restrictions In England Enlarge this image toggle caption Andrew Parsons/AP Andrew Parsons/AP Prime Minister Boris Johnson outlined plans Sunday for a phased reopening of Britain's economy, citing decreasing coronavirus hospitalizations and deaths, and asked anyone who cannot perform their jobs from home, such as construction and factory workers, to return to work. Johnson …

Boris Johnson to return to work amid growing coronavirus-related divisions in U.K.
4 years, 8 months ago

Boris Johnson to return to work amid growing coronavirus-related divisions in U.K.

LA Times  

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a coronavirus press briefing to announce new measures to limit the spread of the virus, at Downing Street in London on March 22. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is returning to work after recovering from a coronavirus infection that put him in intensive care, with his government facing growing criticism over the deaths …

Coronavirus in UK: COVID-19 death toll jumps to 9,875 in Britain; total 78,991 confirmed cases
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus in UK: COVID-19 death toll jumps to 9,875 in Britain; total 78,991 confirmed cases

India TV News  

The death toll of those hospitalized in Britain who tested positive for the novel coronavirus reached 9,875 as of Friday afternoon, marking a daily increase of 917, the Department of Health and Social Care said. Amid mounting pressure on the government over the lack of personal protective equipment for the frontline medical staff, Home Secretary Priti Patel said Saturday that …

UK coronavirus: Criticism over testing as officials release guidance on who to save first
4 years, 9 months ago

UK coronavirus: Criticism over testing as officials release guidance on who to save first

CNN  

London CNN — The UK will test 100,000 people per day for coronavirus by the end of this month, UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced Thursday. Hancock set out the government’s order of priority for testing people for coronavirus: Patients first, expanding to NHS staff and their families, critical key workers third and “over time we will expand to community.” …

How can Boris Johnson run the UK while suffering from coronavirus?
4 years, 9 months ago

How can Boris Johnson run the UK while suffering from coronavirus?

CNN  

London CNN — When British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Friday morning that he had tested positive for coronavirus, he insisted that he would continue to head up his country’s fight against the pandemic. In a video posted to his official Twitter page, Johnson said that “thanks to the wizardry of modern technology,” he would continue to lead the …

As his countrymen and women die, Boris Johnson has been mugged by the coronavirus reality
4 years, 9 months ago

As his countrymen and women die, Boris Johnson has been mugged by the coronavirus reality

ABC  

Even as COVID-19 was revealing itself to be not a crisis, but a cataclysm, Boris Johnson was loath to do more than nudge Britain in the right direction. Asked by a reporter when police would begin enforcement of social distancing, Johnson spluttered in faux outrage: "The police?" Stay up-to-date on the coronavirus outbreak Download the ABC News app and subscribe …

Britain imposes lockdown to combat spread of coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

Britain imposes lockdown to combat spread of coronavirus

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered Britons on March 23 to stay at home to halt the spread of coronavirus, imposing curbs on everyday life without precedent in peacetime. All but essential shops must close immediately and people should no longer meet family or friends or risk being fined, Johnson said in a televised address to the nation. “From this evening …

March 23, 2020 coronavirus news
4 years, 9 months ago

March 23, 2020 coronavirus news

CNN  

Boris Johnson has just imposed the most stringent social restrictions on the British public since the end of the World War II. The move comes after weeks of criticism that the Johnson has not taken the coronavirus outbreak seriously enough, as Britain’s European counterparts had moved faster and harder. In a 2004 newspaper column, Johnson wrote of a proposed smoking …

What took Boris Johnson so long to order a lockdown over coronavirus fears?
4 years, 9 months ago

What took Boris Johnson so long to order a lockdown over coronavirus fears?

CNN  

London CNN — Boris Johnson has just imposed the most stringent social restrictions on the British public since the end of the Second World War. In a 2004 newspaper column, Johnson wrote of a proposed smoking ban: “We should have the common sense to listen to others before we presume to act in their interests.” Mocking those who supported the …

UK coronavirus lockdown: Boris Johnson issues stay-at-home order
4 years, 9 months ago

UK coronavirus lockdown: Boris Johnson issues stay-at-home order

CNN  

London CNN — The UK is banning people from leaving their homes apart from for a few “very limited” reasons, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday, as he imposed the most stringent restrictions seen in Britain since the end of World War II. Police will break up public gatherings and fine people flouting rules, Johnson said in a remarkable …

U.K. Prime Minister Tells Brits To Stay Home, Threatens Fines
4 years, 9 months ago

U.K. Prime Minister Tells Brits To Stay Home, Threatens Fines

NPR  

U.K. Prime Minister Tells Brits To Stay Home, Threatens Fines Enlarge this image toggle caption UK Pool/AP UK Pool/AP U.K Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced sweeping new restrictions aimed at stopping the spread of the coronavirus. "Many were out socializing in parks and strolling along main streets as though little had changed," NPR's Frank Langfitt reported from London. The …

Coronavirus UK: Boris Johnson says 12 weeks to 'turn the tide'
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus UK: Boris Johnson says 12 weeks to 'turn the tide'

Daily Mail  

What could happen in a London lockdown? LIKELY RESTRICTIONS Tougher advice on 'social distancing', urging everyone to stay at home unless absolutely essential; Asking shops, cafes, restaurants, pubs and bars to close to minimise the risk of people gathering; Scaling back transport services while leaving enough capacity for unavoidable journeys and key workers to reach hospitals and other duties; NOT …

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 …

Coronavirus spread accelerates in London, Boris Johnson tells Britons to stay at home, over-70s facing three months of isolation
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus spread accelerates in London, Boris Johnson tells Britons to stay at home, over-70s facing three months of isolation

ABC  

Britons have been urged to avoid all non-essential social contact with each other to fight coronavirus, in what Prime Minister Boris Johnson has described as the most far-reaching measures ever seen in peacetime. Key points: People have been asked to avoid pubs, bars and clubs and work from home where possible The UK death toll from COVID-19 has reached 53, …

UK coronavirus: Boris Johnson ramps up response after criticism
4 years, 9 months ago

UK coronavirus: Boris Johnson ramps up response after criticism

CNN  

London CNN — UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson drastically ramped up the country’s response to coronavirus on Monday, after a weekend of confusing briefings. The policy shift comes after Johnson’s response to the crisis came under very public criticism, and sparked suggestions that he is not taking it anywhere near seriously enough. UK approach to virus criticized The move comes …

UK preparing for ‘delay’ stage of coronavirus: Boris Johnson
4 years, 9 months ago

UK preparing for ‘delay’ stage of coronavirus: Boris Johnson

India TV News  

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson held an emergency COBRA meeting at 10 Downing Street in London on Monday to assess the fight against coronavirus and announced that preparations will begin for the "delay" phase of the government's four-phase strategy. While the UK will stay at stage one of "containment" of the virus, Johnson revealed that given the rising number of …

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