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Public urged to stick to lockdown rules as regional disparities remain despite falls in UK-wide impact
Rules on outdoor socialising to be relaxed as Johnson sets out four tests to measure progress in tackling Covid-19
Health secretary Matt Hancock announces tough new measures as concerns about Covid variants grow
Initial curbs to hit arrivals in England from countries including South Africa and Brazil, but No 10 reserves right to go further
Split over blanket or targeted curbs on people coming from abroad to halt spread of Covid variants
Official document suggests enough doses for 500,000 jabs a day by next week
Frustration at perceived excessive bureaucracy and a lack of data said to have led to ‘tough’ exchanges
Conservatives seize on progress with UK government’s vaccine programme
Prime minister’s trip to Olympic Park complied with Covid-19 guidelines, insists Number 10
Government insiders say priority for now is to enforce existing measures amid fears over public fatigue
Some scientists warn that lateral flow technology may not be accurate enough to give reliable results
Hancock says decision taken after rapid spread of new, more transmissible variant of virus
Mutation may be responsible for rise in infections but no evidence of more severe symptoms
Government finds new variant of virus as UK capital suffers spike in Covid-19 cases
If you look closer it’s easy to trace the tracks of . . . absolutely no tears at all.
How 2020 is becoming ever more like an episode of the dystopian TV series Black Mirror.
Facilities with capacity to process 600,000 diagnostic checks a day set for Midlands and Scotland
Health secretary warns on NHS capacity and expresses concern at growth in virus cases
After months of delays, addition to test-and-trace system uses technology from Apple and Google to alert users
Anger as head of UK test-and-trace suggests companies could be charged to find out if staff are infected
Government weighs whether more aggressive measures needed to control virus in UK
Additional measures in London ‘increasingly likely’ as nation braces for more restrictions
Anger mounts as Matt Hancock admits to delays in resolving lack of available tests
Health secretary blames affluent young people for increase as Wales imposes first local lockdown
Regional leaders call for increase in level of support for those in local lockdown areas
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