Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
26 January: The UK becomes the first European nation to record over 100,000 deaths with COVID-19, according to the government's official figures. 8 March: A new "roadmap" out of lockdown comes into effect. Restrictions on socialising with others are eased, with people now allowed to have socially distanced one-on-one meetings outdoors.
The UK government updates its coronavirus message from "stay at home, protect the NHS, save lives" to "stay alert, control the virus, save lives". The Opposition Labour Party expresses concern the slogan could be confusing, and leaders of the devolved governments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland say they will keep the original slogan.
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.
2021 Senedd election: Labour keep hold of the Senedd and match the party's best ever result, with 30 out of 60 seats. 2021 Scottish Parliament election: The SNP wins 64 seats out of 129. With the SNP and Scottish Greens both gaining seats, pro- independence parties have an increased majority in the Parliament.
Get breaking news and the latest headlines on business, entertainment, politics, world news, tech, sports, videos and much more from AOL
The UK-wide COVID Symptom Study based on surveys of four million participants, endorsed by authorities in Scotland and Wales, run by health science company ZOE, and analysed by King's College London researchers, publishes daily estimates of the number of new and total current COVID-19 infections (excluding care homes) in UK regions, without ...
The COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland is a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). In Ireland, it has resulted in 1,739,747 cases and 9,767 deaths, as of 22 June 2024.
AOL latest headlines, entertainment, sports, articles for business, health and world news.