UK Covid live: Lockdown restrictions ease on ‘manic Monday’ as vaccine for under 50s in England could begin imminently: Additional testing and genomic sequencing will take place predominantly in Wandsworth and Lambeth, where 44 confirmed cases and 30 probable cases of the variant first identified in South Africa were …
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British and Irish Lions squad slimmed down to cut Covid risk: The Lions plan to take a streamlined tour party to South Africa this summer to minimise the risk of a Covid outbreak, according to chairman Jason Leonard.
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SIR CLIVE WOODWARD MEETS JASON LEONARD… Ahead of what will be a ‘difficult but memorable’ tour, Lions chairman sits down to talk fans, bubbles, the Springboks and why he was …: Everything seems to change so quickly with Covid. JL: In one way it’s very fluid — I can be talking to one of the guys in South Africa on the Friday and things have changed by our next call on Monday …
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Government hits jab target early as all adults over 50 offered Covid jab ahead of 15 April: Dr Susan Hopkins, Chief Medical Adviser for NHS Test and Trace, said: “The cluster of cases of the variant first identified in South Africa found in parts of South London, predominantly the …
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Gregor Townsend and Steve Tandy set to be given Lions coaching roles for South Africa tour: There has not been a Scottish coach involved with the Lions since Ian McGeechan led the world’s most famous touring side to a 2-1 series defeat in South Africa back in 2009 – but we are led to believe …
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Covid: Largest surge test launched in south London over ‘significant’ cluster of South African variant cases: Dr Susan Hopkins, Chief Medical Adviser for NHS Test and Trace said: “The cluster of cases of the variant first identified in South Africa found in parts of south London, predominantly the Lambeth and …
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Surge testing deployed in south London as South African Covid variant cases rise: It carries a mutation, E484K, which helps the virus evade the immunity conferred by past infection or vaccination. South Africa suspended its use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine in February after …
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Testing blitz after 70 suspected cases of South Africa variant found in south London: The largest surge testing operation to date has begun in south London after 44 confirmed cases of the South Africa coronavirus variant were detected. The cluster has been described as …
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Coronavirus live: Ireland limits AstraZeneca vaccine to over-60s; surge testing deployed in London after South Africa variant found: WHO technical chief says people need ‘a reality check’ as global case numbers grow to 4.4m last week …
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Covid: Surge testing in Wandsworth and Lambeth after South African variant cluster found: Dr Susan Hopkins, chief medical adviser for NHS Test and Trace, said the number of cases was “significant”. South Africa coronavirus variant: What’s the risk? What is the Brazil, South Africa and UK …
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