The government has promised more detail in the coming days around its strategy for when and how to facilitate the UK’s coronavirus lockdown. Ministers are supposed to set out more information by the end of the week after Boris Johnson faced requests to name a strategy and in his first statement since returning to work,Continue reading “UK Lockdown: Government Promises More Detail”
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Boris Johnson Returns To No 10
It was a subdued, thinner and washed out Boris Johnson who stepped out from behind the world’s most prominent front door – the Prime Minister is back following his very real skirmish with death, and his priority was to give a hurriedly, orchestrated televised speech as a real display he had recovered and was veryContinue reading “Boris Johnson Returns To No 10”
There’s No Magic Wand
Britain’s health minister said that he would like to wave a magic want to get huge quantities of personal protective equipment for health workers fighting the novel coronavirus outbreak but that there was a global deficit. Matt Hancock defended plans for NHS staff to reuse personal protective equipment (PPE) because he doesn’t have a magicContinue reading “There’s No Magic Wand”
The UK Will Refuse To Delay Brexit Deadline
The UK will refuse to delay the Brexit deadline in any way despite the coronavirus pandemic. Boris Johnson’s official spokesperson said that the UK will not ask to prolong the transition period beyond December 31 and even if EU chiefs ask for an expansion the UK will decline. But angry pro-EU MPs branded the decisionContinue reading “The UK Will Refuse To Delay Brexit Deadline”
The UK Missed Three Opportunities To Join EU Scheme
The UK missed three opportunities to be part of an EU scheme to bulk buy personal protective equipment (PPE) for health workers. Britain reportedly failed to utilise opportunities to get things such as masks, gowns and gloves under an EU initiative and the availability of PPE has been a major problem in the coronavirus outbreak.Continue reading “The UK Missed Three Opportunities To Join EU Scheme”
We Won’t Know When Lockdown Will End
The coronavirus lockdown will continue for numerous more weeks at the very least, and the government are seeking to give a more precise message that this isn’t going to end anytime soon. The coronavirus will likely shadow over us until we have an effective vaccine, so we need to prepare ourselves for life to beContinue reading “We Won’t Know When Lockdown Will End”
Boris Johnson Taken To Intensive Care
Boris Johnson has been transferred to intensive care in hospital after his coronavirus symptoms worsened. He was moved on the recommendation of his medical team and is getting wonderful care, and Dominic Raab is to deputise where required. The Queen has been kept notified about Boris Johnson’s well-being by No 10. Throughout Monday afternoon, theContinue reading “Boris Johnson Taken To Intensive Care”
Boris Johnson In Hospital With Coronavirus
Boris Johnson has been admitted to hospital after failing to shake off coronavirus symptoms 10 days after testing positive, but Downing Street said that the 55-year-old Prime Minister had gone to the hospital for tests as a precautionary measure. Boris Johnson continues to have tenacious manifestations of the virus understood to be a high temperature,Continue reading “Boris Johnson In Hospital With Coronavirus”
The Majority Of Brits Agree That The Decision To Lock Down By Boris Johnson Came Too Late
A preponderance of people in the United Kingdom believes Boris Johnson imposed the coronavirus lockdown too late, while more than a third don’t believe current constraints go far enough. And there has been a measure of public outrage at the government’s strategy to the crisis with ministers now under pressure to go further to combatContinue reading “The Majority Of Brits Agree That The Decision To Lock Down By Boris Johnson Came Too Late”
Coronavirus: The EU Ventilator System Mix Up
The government said that there was a communications mix-up which meant that they missed the deadline to join an EU scheme to get more ventilators for the coronavirus crisis. Ministers were further accused of putting Brexit before public well-being when Downing Street said that the United Kingdom had chosen to pursue its own scheme, butContinue reading “Coronavirus: The EU Ventilator System Mix Up”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 