Dr Ronald Georges Acting Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Ronald Georges said the BVI will be adhering to the UK recommended guidelines of 10 days of isolation for COVID-19 infected persons. This is in considerable contrast to the five-day isolation period recommended by the United States-based ...
Anyone who breaks the rules on social gatherings in England will be fined £200 with the penalty doubling on each further repeat offence up to £3,200 "COVID-secure marshals" will enforce social distancing rules in town and city centres Border Force is also step...
Although we may not now be able to go about our normal business as usual, or have the freedom to choose where or how to spend this Christmas, we are hopeful things will start getting better with the prospect of the Covid-19 vaccine. In the meantime, it is advisable and sensible that...
It comes as firms have warned of increasing staff shortages caused by people being forced to self-isolate by the NHS COVID app. Analysis: Isolation exemption plan makes sense but government approach has been 'chaotic' Iceland said on Monday that it...
A two-year-old boy receives a COVID-19 test, in Lawrence, Massachusetts, on Dec 3, 2020. (ELISE AMENDOLA / AP) Africa tally The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases recorded across the African continent reached 2,196,257 as of Thursday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and...
There were around 5.11 new COVID-19 infections for every 10,000 people per day, equating to around 27,900 new cases per day. Ruth Studley from ONS said these were "the highest levels we have seen since the survey began in May. Like previous weeks, infections continue to be highest in ...
5 June: COVID-19: Impact for Brands (Part 5) This is the fifth instalment in our series of ‘State of the Nation’ webinars looking at how UK brands can survive the COVID-19 crisis. Since we last checked in on the temperature of the nation, Boris has eased restrictions and faced si...
Current Public Health England guidelines say that a high temperature or new continuous cough are the only symptoms to trigger self-isolation and stop the spread of COVID-19. Coronavirus self-isolation: The latest advice for anyone with COVID-19 symptoms ...
This video is currently unavailable 'We need to squeeze brake pedal' Their doors will stay shut for at least two more weeks after an increase inCOVID-19cases in England. A coalition of charities is urging Chancellor Rishi Sunak to protect the jobs of workers who followed the advice...
Covid-19 has paralysed supply chains and the movement of people, but nowhere has the disruption been more stark than on the issue of crew changes.