Daily COVID-19 figures could be skewed because of the rise in Omicron infections, UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid said on Wednesday. This means that death figures could be too high because people are dying from conditions unrelated to the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, which causes COVID-19, after testing positive. The health secretary addressed the…
Daily COVID-19 Death Figures May Be Unreliable: UK Health Secretary
Former Prime Minister Theresa May Urges Johnson to Drop COVID-19 Tests for Travellers
Former British Prime Minister Theresa May has urged the UK government to abandon mandatory COVID-19 testing for travellers arriving in England, as the administration is set to lift most other coronavirus restrictions next week. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Jan. 19 that the British government will be removing its “Plan B” restrictions in England,…
UK COVID-19 Skeptic Fined Over Confrontation With NHS Workers
An English woman who filmed empty hospital corridors while questioning “where’s all the people dying from the second wave” in December 2020 was convicted on Monday. Debbie Hicks, 47, was found guilty of a charge under the Public Order Act of using threatening words or behaviour likely to cause harassment over a brief confrontation with two…
England Ends All COVID Passports, Mask Mandates, Work Restrictions
Restrictions including COVID passes, mask mandates, and work-from-home requirements will be removed in England, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Wednesday. Johnson also suggested that self-isolation rules may also be thrown out at the end of March as the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic becomes endemic. Effective immediately, the UK government is no longer…
Man Dead, Several Injured Following Bridge Collapse in Lancashire, England
A man has died and several others injured after a vehicle and trailer fell into a river when a bridge collapsed in Roeburndale, Lancashire, police said. Officers from Lancashire Constabulary were called to a farm in the Moor Lane area about 4.25pm on Tuesday following a report of a serious accident. It was reported a…
2nd Lockdown Erased Pupils’ Progress in Catching Up: UK Report
Pupils in England were catching up with their learning in autumn 2020, only to see some of their progress obliterated during the second lockdown of schools, government-commissioned research has found. To curb the spread of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, schools in England were ordered to close between March and August 2020, and between January and…
England’s Social Care Isolation Rules Relaxed Amid Concerns Over Staffing Shortages
Social care isolation rules have been relaxed following concerns over staff being off sick and problems discharging patients from hospitals. Previously, if a care home had at least two coronavirus cases, outbreak control measures—such as blocking new admissions and indoor visitors except those with essential caregiver status—were put in place for 28 days. The government…
England’s Farmers and Landowners to Bid for Funds to ‘Rewild’ Countryside
Farmers and landowners will be able to bid for funding for “rewilding” the countryside, as part of payments for landscape-scale nature schemes. Up to 15 pilot projects will be awarded funding under the first wave of the “landscape recovery” scheme, which will eventually be worth £800 million a year as part of the programme replacing…
New CCP Virus Restrictions Must Be a Last Resort: UK Health Secretary
Restrictions on freedom “must be an absolute last resort” and the UK must look to “live alongside” COVID-19 in 2022, Health Secretary Sajid Javid has said. The UK government, which is responsible for public health policies in England, said on Dec. 27 that no more restrictions would be imposed at least until after the New Year….
Smaller Portion of COVID-19 Hospital Patients in England Primarily Treated for the Virus
The proportion of CCP virus patients being treated primarily for the virus in England’s hospitals has dropped slightly, new figures show. According to data published on Friday by NHS England, of the 8,321 patients with the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus in NHS acute hospital trusts in England on Friday, 5,578 (67 percent) were being treated…
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