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UK reports 88,376 new Covid cases, biggest daily spike since pandemic bega
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], December 16 (ANI): The United Kingdom on Thursday reported 88,376 COVID-19 cases, breaking the previous record for the highest number of cases ever recorded since the pandemic began.
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Decision to keep Pakistan on 'red list' based on 'risk assessment', says U
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] August 12 (ANI): After a Pakistan Minister lambasted UK's decision to keeps Pakistan on its 'red list', the UK Department of Health and Social Care said that its decision was made on the basis of an assessment of the risk to public health.
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UK to study treatment, diagnosis of long-term effects of COVID-19: Health
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], July 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK government has allocated nearly 20 million pounds (USD 27.5 million) to launch 15 new research programs to study the so-called long COVID -- a condition wherein people suffer COVID-19 symptoms, such as fatigue and neurological disorders, for a longe
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UK's COVID-19 quarantine hotel booking website goes down minutes after lau
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], February 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The new online system for booking a room in the COVID-19 quarantine hotels that will accommodate travellers arriving in the United Kingdom from 33 red-listed countries was taken down only minutes after it was launched on Thursday, the Department of Hea
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UK regulator receives govt's request to assess Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], November 27 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) confirmed on Friday that it has received a request from the government's Department of Health and Social Care to assess the COVID-19 vaccine being developed by the University of Oxford a
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UK govt, social media networks agree measures to tackle COVID-19 vaccine d
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], November 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK government and leading social media platforms have agreed on a set of new measures to tackle the spread of disinformation and misinformation related to vaccines against COVID-19, according to a joint press release published by the Department for
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UK's COVID-19 tracing system missed 40 pc of close contacts in England fro
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], November 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK government's NHS Test and Trace COVID-19 tracking service missed more than 40 per cent of close contacts of coronavirus-positive individuals in England from October 22-28, the Department of Health and Social Care said in a new statistical update
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UK records 12,872 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], October 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Kingdom has almost doubled its previous single-day record with 12,872 new COVID-19 cases, the Department of Health and Social Care said on Saturday, adding that the sharp rise was caused by a technical issue.
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UK govt to create 4-month stockpiles of protective equipment for health, s
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], September 28 (Sputnik): The United Kingdom will establish four-month stockpiles of personal protective equipment for use by health and social care workers from November as part of efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Health and Social Care said on Monday.
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UK's COVID-19 cases rise by over 2,400
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], September 9 (ANI/Sputnik): A further 2,420 new cases of the novel coronavirus have been confirmed by laboratory tests in the United Kingdom over the last 24 hours, taking the total number of infections to 352,520, the Department of Health and Social Care reported on Tuesday.
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UK records 2,988 new COVID-19 cases, highest daily number since May
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], September 7 (ANI/Sputnik): A further 2,988 people tested positive for the coronavirus over the last 24 hours in the United Kingdom, the highest number of daily infections since May 22, when 3,287 cases were confirmed, the Department of Health and Social Care announced on Sunday.
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UK records 1,108 new COVID-19 cases, 12 more people die
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], August 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Twelve more people have died in the United Kingdom within 28 days of their first positive test result for COVID-19, taking the country's death toll to 41,498, the Department of Health and Social Care reported on Saturday.
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