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The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020/1200) is an English statutory instrument made on 3 November 2020 by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
29 March – The UK government publishes the list of those in England who will still be eligible for free lateral flow tests from 1 April. They are as follows: NHS staff; Patients in hospital, where a PCR test is required for their care; People who are eligible for community COVID drug treatments because they are at higher risk of getting ...
The UK's rollout was among the fastest in the world with among the highest uptake in its first few months, [166] although vaccination rates had slowed down or plateaued by autumn 2021 due to lower uptake in younger age groups. [169] [170] Polling suggests the UK's level of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is among the world's lowest. [171] [172]
Scotland has become the latest UK nation to delay the easing of coronavirus measures. Changes to current restriction levels are being postponed until mid-July amid a rise in Covid-19 cases, with ...
Rules to tackle Covid-19 in England are to loosen after other nations in the UK already announced the lifting of some restrictions. Boris Johnson told MPs in the House of Commons on Wednesday more ...
By mid-April the peak had been passed and restrictions were gradually eased. A second wave, with a new variant that originated in the UK becoming dominant, began in the autumn and peaked in mid-January 2021, and was deadlier than the first. The UK started a COVID-19 vaccination programme in early December 2020. Generalised restrictions were ...
According to most recent data, 26,185 people in England tested positive for Covid in the seven days up to and including 11 March – an increase of 6.5 per cent on the previous seven days.
The COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium will deliver large-scale, rapid whole genome sequencing of the virus that causes the disease and £260 million to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations to support vaccine development. [142] [143] In April, the UK Government launched a task force to help develop and roll out a coronavirus vaccine.