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Sweden reports first case of variant coronavirus from a visitor from UK

Ren Leen December 27, 2020

STOCKHOLM (SWEDEN) – The Swedish Health Agency said on Saturday, the new variant of coronavirus connected with a swift rise in infections in Britain has been detected in Sweden. This has come in the wake of a traveller from the UK becoming ill and testing positive. Health Agency official

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Scientists say new coronavirus strain seeping in UK has key mutations

Editorial Bureau December 15, 2020

LONDON (UK) – British scientists are trying to evaluate whether the rapid spread in southern England of a new variant of the virus that leads to COVID-19 is connected to key mutations they have detected in the strain, they said on Tuesday. The mutations include changes to the important “spike” protein that the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus […]

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Health journals say UK’s Christmas plans will affect many lives

Editorial Bureau December 15, 2020

LONDON (UK) -Two of Britain’s most influential journals for healthcare and medical professionals jointly urged the government on Tuesday to cancel plans to ease COVID-19 restrictions for five days during Christmas or risk overwhelming the health service. In only their second joint editorial in more than 100 years, the British Medical Journal and the Health […]

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UK gives approval for Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for use

Editorial Bureau December 2, 2020

LONDON (UK) – Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to give approval the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for use and said that it will be rolled out from next week. “The Government has today accepted the recommendation from the independent Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to approve Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for

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UK government faces flak for COVID procurement

Ren Leen November 18, 2020

LONDON (UK) – The British government did not properly document key decisions nor was it open enough about billions of pounds of contracts handed out during the COVID-19 pandemic, its spending watchdog has said, as critics accuse ministers of running a “chumocracy”. The National Audit Office (NAO) said on Wednesday there had been a lack […]

Finance

UK inflation goes high as COVID affects some prices

Editorial Bureau November 18, 2020

LONDON (UK) – British inflation picked up by a little more than expected in October as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to affect the cost of goods, with clothing and food prices rising during the month, official data showed on Wednesday. Consumer prices rose 0.7% in annual terms, after a 0.5% rise in September, the Office […]

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Bailey demands banks to strive towards post-COVID recovery

Editorial Bureau November 17, 2020

LONDON (UK) – Britain’s economy is undergoing lasting changes as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the financial services industry must make a “major commitment” to support the investment that will be needed, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said. While the pandemic was unlikely to prompt the huge shifts in Britain’s industrial

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PM Johnson goes into self-isolation after COVID-19 contact

Ren Leen November 16, 2020

LONDON (UK) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is self-isolating after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19. This has come after the ongoing spat among his top advisers took Downing Street into a further state of chaos last week. A spokesman for the prime minister said on Sunday Johnson, who was […]

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UK records 194 new COVID-19 deaths

Editorial Bureau November 9, 2020

LONDON (UK) – The United Kingdom reported a total of 194 new deaths from COVID-19 on Monday, up from 156 a day earlier, and data showed the weekly total of 2,385 deaths was up by 28.6% compared with the previous seven-day period. Government data also recorded 21,350 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the […]

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Oxford COVID-19 vaccine results likely to be out next month

Editorial Bureau November 4, 2020

LONDON (UK) – The University of Oxford hopes to present late-stage trial results on its COVID-19 vaccine candidate this year, raising hopes that Britain could start to roll out a successful vaccine in late December or early 2021. A vaccine that works is seen as a game-changer in the battle against the coronavirus, which has […]