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5 March – The first death from COVID-19 in the UK is confirmed, [ 31] as the number of cases exceeds 100, with a total of 115 having tested positive. England's Chief Medical Officer, Chris Whitty, tells MPs that the UK has now moved to the second stage of dealing with COVID-19 – from "containment" to the "delay" phase.
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 gradually lifted and were mostly ended by August 2021.
Breakdown of UK daily newspaper circulation, 1956 to 2019. At the start of the 19th century, the highest-circulation newspaper in the United Kingdom was the Morning Post, which sold around 4,000 copies per day, twice the sales of its nearest rival. As production methods improved, print runs increased and newspapers were sold at lower prices.
The UK records 51,870 daily COVID cases, the first time the number of daily cases has passed 50,000 since January 2021. [58] Fully vaccinated travellers returning to England and Wales from France will still be required to quarantine for 10 days after 19 July, it is announced, because of persistent cases of the Beta variant. [59]
The history of British newspapers begins in the 17th century with the emergence of regular publications covering news and gossip. The relaxation of government censorship in the late 17th century led to a rise in publications, which in turn led to an increase in regulation throughout the 18th century. [ 1] The Times began publication in 1785 and ...
March 2020. 5 March – The first death from coronavirus in the UK is confirmed, [ 9] as the number of cases exceeds 100, with a total of 115 having tested positive. England's Chief Medical Officer, Chris Whitty, tells MPs that the UK has now moved to the second stage of dealing with COVID-19 – from "containment" to the "delay" phase.
The following is a timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom from July 2020 to December 2020 . There are significant differences in the legislation and the reporting between the countries of the UK: England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales. The numbers of cases and deaths are reported on a Government web site updated daily ...
On 22 December the UK topped over 100,000 daily COVID-19 cases for the first time in the pandemic. [344] Preliminary studies reported in the media and referenced by government officials, [ 345 ] [ 346 ] including analysis by the UK Health Security Agency, [ 347 ] suggested that Omicron may result in less severe symptoms than Delta, though this ...