London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced tonight that the festive events that were to take place in the British capital on New Year’s Eve are canceled, due to the rapid increase in the incidence of the Omicron variant in Britain. “With Covid-19 infections at record levels in our city and in the United Kingdom, I am […]
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Belarus says diplomat injured, damages London embassy
Belarus announced today that a group of people had damaged the facade of its embassy in London and attacked some of its diplomats, injuring one of them, in an incident that took place yesterday, Sunday night. One of the diplomats received medical treatment for a broken nose, a slight concussion and a broken tooth, according […]
Britain: ‘It was not a party’, Raab says about gathering in Downing Street garden during lockdown
It is not a party that shows a photo showing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and more than 12 people drinking wine in the garden of his Downing Street home last year during a lockdown, Deputy Prime Minister Dominique Raab said today. The photo, published by the British newspaper Guardian, shows Johnson with his wife […]
Britain: YPOIK resists imposing new restrictions before Christmas
British Treasury Secretary Richie Sunak is one of ten government ministers who are resisting new pre-Christmas restrictions to curb the spread of the Covid-19 Omicron variant, the Times reported. The British government’s chief scientific adviser Patrick Valance told ministers at the weekend that new restrictions should be imposed as soon as possible to prevent the […]
Britain-Coronavirus: ‘We will do what is necessary’ says the Minister of Health
The British government is monitoring the latest data on COVID-19 almost every hour and will do everything possible to limit its spread, Health Minister Sajid Javid told Sky News today. According to the minister, the analysis of the data shows that about 60% of all new cases of infection from COVID-19 in England are attributed […]
Britain: Sending troops to Ukraine ‘virtually unlikely’ if Russia escalates tensions
The United Kingdom is “virtually unlikely” to send troops to Ukraine if Russia begins to implement its rumored plans to escalate tensions around Ukraine, according to British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace. “It is a fact that the [Ουκρανία] is not a member of NATO. “It’s virtually impossible for a country to send troops to Ukraine, […]
Germany: Two-week quarantine for travelers from Britain
Germany will impose a quarantine on travelers from Britain from midnight on Sunday to Monday and will require a negative test to enter the country, the Robert Koch Institute announced. Local health ministries called on the federal government on Saturday to introduce stricter rules for arrivals from Britain, where the Omicron variant has sparked a […]
Britain: ‘Almost certain’ that hundreds of thousands of people are infected daily by the micron
Scientific advisers to the British government say it is “almost certain” that hundreds of thousands of people are infected daily with the Omicron variant of the coronavirus and hospital admissions are likely to increase. “Currently the numbers seen in Omicron infections of patients admitted to hospital in the UK are probably about a tenth of […]
Britain: Rapid increase in Omicron cases – 25,000 so far
The number of cases of the rapidly transmitted Omicron variant of the coronavirus has risen rapidly to almost 25,000, while the total number of reported deaths in humans who have been infected with it so far is seven, according to the British health authorities. The confirmed number of cases of the Omicron variant was 24,968 […]
Britain-Coronavirus: Suggestions for lockdown in household involvement
The United Kingdom is considering a two-week ban on household involvement after Christmas to slow the spread of the Omicron mutation, Bloomberg reported, citing the Times. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has not approved the plan and his advisers are waiting for more information about the new executive, the newspaper reported. Johnson wants to reconsider the […]
