“I think it needs to be as regular as it needs to be, to ensure that the infection is caught and identified as quickly as possible and then the tracking system can move on from that.”
“The evidence is clear, we all need to take extra precautions to protect our loved ones. Coronavirus affects all of communities and we all need to do our part to prevent the spread from continuing rise.
“I also want to be clear that this is affecting people from both south Asian and white ethnic backgrounds, particularly those living in poor socio-economic conditions in our city. We need to avoid mixing between households and to maintain two metre social distancing particularly in pubs and clubs.”
“The number of cases in Preston have increased rapidly in recent days leading to Government categorising the city as an area of intervention. It is also alarming to see that the under-30s are contracting it at a significant rate.
“Retail workers will not have to wear masks, it’s those people coming in to the shops that we are asking to wear masks.
Meanwhile, the number of coronavirus cases worldwide is likely to hit 20 million this week, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
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Global coronavirus cases pushed past 20 million today, with the United States, Brazil and India accounting for more than half of all known infections.
The respiratory disease has infected at least four times the average number of people struck down with severe influenza illnesses annually, according to the World Health Organization.
The death toll from COVID-19, meanwhile, at more than 728,000 has outpaced the upper range of annual deaths from the flu. The Reuters tally, which is based on government reports, shows the disease is accelerating.
It took just 43 days to double that tally to 20 million. Experts believe the official data likely undercounts both infections and deaths, particularly in countries with limited testing capacity.
Anyone else who was at Manjaros on that date has been urged to stay alert to symptoms of the virus, and if needed get tested, to help limit the spread of covid-19.
Public Health Wales said the total number of cases in the country increased by 12, bringing the revised total of confirmed cases to 17,463.
Portugal may not be removed from the quarantine list until the end of August – despite hopes it could be removed sooner.
But while it could be announced soon that the country is set to be removed from the list, it may not actually happen until the end of August, the Daily Telegraph has reported.
But it may take a while to reinstate quarantine- free travel to Portugal, a source has claimed.
“Our priority is to do everything we can to save jobs. With footfall in our shops still significantly below normal levels, we have had to review the hours team members are contracted to work,” a spokesman told The Sunday Times.
A further six people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospital in England, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals to 29,419, NHS England said on Monday.
The region with the highest number of deaths was the South East with four.
There were also two deaths in the North East and Yorkshire but all other regions of England recorded no deaths for the same time period, including the North West, where local lockdown measures are in place around Greater Manchester.
Actor Antonio Banderas has Covid-19 on his 60th birthday.
The Spanish actor informed his fans of the sad news on Twitter on Monday.
Health officials have announced plans to “strengthen regional contact tracing” in England.
The coronavirus death toll in the UK’s hospitals has increased by seven to a total of 34,044.
NHS England has reported six new deaths today, while Northern Ireland announced one and Wales and Scotland had none.
It comes after claims the UK’s official coronavirus daily death count could be scrapped following an investigation ordered by Matt Hancock.
Downing Street said a decision is likely to be announced soon, likely this week.
However, the spokesman suggested there would be no move to publishing deaths weekly, saying: “We’re working to resume publication of daily data on coronavirus deaths.”
He added: “We have been reviewing the publication of the daily death statistics and I’d expect us to be providing an update on this shortly.
“What we’re doing is working to review publication of the daily data on coronavirus deaths as soon as possible.”
He added: “If there is a need to act very rapidly in order to protect public health, then we wouldn’t hesitate to do so.”
Speaking about problems with the SQA grading system, Ms Sturgeon said too much focus had been given to the system rather than individuals.
Speaking at the Scottish Government’s daily coronavirus briefing, she said the restrictions will not be kept in place longer than is deemed necessary
She added: “Having done it, we need to make sure we do it long enough to get the cluster and the outbreak under control, and so I can’t rule out and won’t rule out the possibility that we may have to extend for a further seven days.”
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A Co Offaly meat factory that has been hit by a Covid-19 outbreak has been urged to close amid tightened coronavirus restrictions in Ireland.
Three plants impacted by the virus in the three county area covered by the localised infection control steps have halted operations.
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organisation, praised the decision to implement local lockdowns in the UK.
He told a virtual press briefing that the number of cases of Covid-19 around the world will reach 20 million cases this week and the global death toll will reach 750,000.
“Over the last few days, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson put areas of northern England under stay at home notifications as clusters of cases were identified,” he said.
“In France, President Emmanuel Macron introduced compulsory masking in busy outdoor spaces of Paris in response to an increase in cases.
“It’s our moral duty as a country to make sure that happens.”
The Prime Minister struck a conciliatory tone to education unions, praising the work they had done to make classrooms safe.
“A lot of paintings are made to ensure a social distance, bubbly and unconventional start times, all that sort of thing.
“But the plan is there: bringing everyone back in September is the right thing for everyone.”
Boris Johnson said he understood the anxiety that academics expected the effects after the exams were canceled and said he was “very interested” in returning to general exams during the next school year.
“I am very, very willing for the exams to be done normally. Exams are an important component of our education and I thank all teachers for all the arrangements they make,” he told reporters on a stopover at a school in east London.
“Obviously, because of what has happened this year, there is some fear about the grades students will get, and everyone understands the formula where grades are set, and then there is a standardization formula.
“We will do everything we can to make the harsh paintings of the scholars reflected well.”
Boris Johnson said he hoped schools would not be forced to close as a result of local action.
The prime minister, who was visiting a school in east London, said: “I hope this doesn’t suit any student, but obviously what we’re doing, the way we seek to manage Covid’s pandemic, is to have local measures.” in position and local testing and monitoring to introduce restrictions when necessary.
“But, as we’ve all said, the last thing we have to do is close the schools.
“We believe that schooling is the history of the country and that it is an undeniable social justice system.”
Boris Johnson faces widespread calls to coronavirus detection and detection to safely reopen schools to all academics without imposing further restrictions on commercial or social life.
The prime minister said the “national priority” is for young people to return to school in England next month, but warned through clinical advisors that “commitments” may be needed to restrict transmission.
Teachers, scientists, opposition politicians and England’s Children’s Commissioner Anne Longfield have asked for more before the return of the students.
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Kate Garraway has admitted that her husband Derek Draper is “a waiting game” as she continues her fitness war in the hospital.
It’s been more than 4 months since the other part of the Good Morning Britain host was hospitalized after getting a coronavirus.
The 55-year-old man’s condition deteriorated, prompting a medically induced coma and, although he has been free of COVID-19 for months, his war with the virus has left him with lasting damage.
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Gyms, swimming pools, recreation centres and indoor fitness studios will reopen in Wales after being closed due to the closure of Covid-19.
Unlike the rest of the UK, indoor children’s play spaces can be opened, but some amenities that are cleaned smoothly, such as ball pools, must remain closed.
The latest changes to coronavirus regulations in Wales have come into force one week after pubs and restaurants in the country were able to open indoors for the first time since lockdown began in March.
The Uslsh government said it “continues to explore” if others can be allowed to meet other inmates who have not been part of their long-term home since 15 August.