Tag: COVID
Canadian dollar seen higher if global economy copes with COVID variants- Reuters poll
The median forecast in a Reuters poll was for the Canadian dollar to strengthen 1% to 1.26 per U.S. dollar, or 79.37 U.S. cents in three months, c [...]
Covid in Wales: Those calling for restriction ease are 'wrong' – FM
No changes to Covid rules, which are tighter than those in England, are being made as cases rise.
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Do rapid tests work with omicron? Should I swab my throat? Some Covid questions, answered
Should we be swabbing our noses or our throats for at-home tests? Do rapid tests even detect omicron at all? Are PCR tests the only results we [...]
Supreme Court to Hear Challenges to Biden Covid Initiatives
“The mandate is aimed directly at protecting the unvaccinated from their own choices,” she wrote. “Vaccines are freely available, and unvaccinated [...]
Conagra Brands CEO says inflation won’t go away even after Covid omicron wave passes
Conagra Brands CEO Sean Connolly told CNBC's Jim Cramer on Thursday that the company is prepared for inflationary pressures to stick around well af [...]
Covid: Anti-vaccine campaigns are mumbo jumbo, says PM
Boris Johnson says it is time for him to call out those spreading false information on Covid jabs.
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Covid: Boris Johnson calls out anti-vaccine social media posts
The prime minister has said 30% to 40% of people being treated for Covid in hospital have not been vaccinated at all, as he called on them to get j [...]
MP Margaret Ferrier to face trial on Covid rule-breach charge
She denies travelling between Glasgow and London knowing she had symptoms of coronavirus.
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New Covid variants are a danger until the whole world is vaccinated
People wearing protective face masks wait to receive a vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a vaccination centre in Mumbai, India, Apr [...]
Covid: Pre-departure travel tests have outlived their usefulness – Shapps
Rules for those travelling to England are changing as Omicron is now worldwide, the transport secretary says.
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Covid: Boris Johnson confirms Plan B rules to continue for three weeks
Hospital admissions are rising, says the PM - as figures show one in 15 people had Covid on New Year's Eve.
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Covid: Pre-departure travel tests to be scrapped
The government announces that pre-departure tests will be scrapped from 4am on Friday in England.
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Covid: Scottish self-isolation period cut to seven days
The move brings Scotland into line with the rest of the UK by cutting the isolation period from 10 days to seven.
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Covid: PM says Plan B stays, as England sees fastest growth in cases
Boris Johnson has confirmed that Plan B measures will stay in England for the next three weeks. In a statement to the Commons, the prime minister s [...]
PMQs: Saville Roberts on Covid rules and care home visits
Liz Saville Roberts has told the PM she fears Covid restrictions could mean she will not be able to visit her mother when she moves into a care hom [...]