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UK's Hancock says tighter coronavirus rules 'not imminent'
British people are allowed to leave their homes for shopping, essential work and exercise - which the government has said should be limited to an hour...
UK orders health service to be ready for vaccine by December
10 Nov 2020 2:56 PM ISTMatt Hancock told that there were many hurdles still to clear and the government would not deploy the shot until it was confident in its clinical...
UK Health Secy urges vigilance amid vaccine hopes
17 Nov 2020 12:55 PM ISTTwo new testing "mega labs" will open in early 2021, which will add 600,000 to Britain's daily testing capacity and offer a "massive diagnostic...
Mutated coronavirus variant from S.Africa found in UK, health minister...
23 Dec 2020 11:37 PM ISTBritain has detected a new variant of the coronavirus in contacts of cases who have travelled from South Africa, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on...
Delta variant around 40 pc more transmissible, says UK Health Min
7 Jun 2021 4:27 AM ISTThe Delta variant of COVID-19, or the B1.617.2 variant first identified in India, is around 40 per cent “more transmissible” than the Alpha or...
UK health minister quits after breaking COVID rules with affair
26 Jun 2021 11:51 PM ISTBritain's health minister Matt Hancock has resigned after he admitted breaking COVID-19 guidance by kissing and embracing an aide in his office,...
UK to probe leaked footage of health minister’s affair that ended...
27 Jun 2021 7:20 PM ISTThe UK government said on Sunday that it will launch an investigation into how footage from inside a departmental office was leaked and ended in Matt...