COVID-19 booster programme to start sooner
The Government has announced that the COVID-19 winter booster programme will be moved forward because of concerns around a new variant, BA.2.86.
The Government has announced that the COVID-19 winter booster programme will be moved forward because of concerns around a new variant, BA.2.86.
Central government was “not always willing to share information with local partners” and occasionally showed a “lack of trust” in councils, the Covid-19 Inquiry has heard.
The Government’s chief medical officer has warned that hospitalisations will continue to rise into early April.
The LGA has called for an extension in outbreak management funding following the Government’s announcement of its ‘Living with covid’ strategy.
The requirement for people who test positive for COVID-19 to self-isolate has ended, with people expected to take personal responsibility if they may have the virus, as part of government plans to phase out all legal restrictions in England over the coming weeks.
With the publication of ‘Levelling up the UK’ and its 12 quantifiable ‘missions’, which are to be achieved by 2030, we can now fully explain to the communities and people that we represent exactly what this agenda means for them.
Face coverings and Covid passes are no longer legally required in England, after the relaxation of Plan B rules came into effect in late January.
Face coverings and COVID passes are no longer legally required in England, after the relaxation of Plan B rules came into effect in late January.
I am writing this comment piece in the week that the Government has announced the ending of all restrictions that were introduced to combat the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.