Sweden’s handling of Covid ‘slow’ and ‘inefficient’, report admits
Sweden - famed for its hands-off approach to the pandemic - was "marked by delay", a report said.
Tag: Covid-19
Wales tightens Covid restrictions – but no Plan B in sight for England
Mark Drakeford is tightening self-isolation rules, warning the pandemic "is far from over".
EU bans its diplomats from Cop26 meetings because of UK’s Covid surge
It comes amid a new surge in coronavirus cases in Britain which is more than three-times the infection rate of the EU average.
Tory MPs voice concerns over mask ‘obsession’ after they fail – again – to wear them in Commons
Lib Dem MP Layla Moran, outside the chamber, said: “It is utter hypocrisy that the public are rightfully being advised to wear masks while Conservative MPs refuse to do so.”
Ministers called out for House of Commons mask hypocrisy
Sajid Javid said MPs should set an example by wearing masks in the Commons - but he rarely dons one himself.
Govt won’t implement Covid Plan B…as Morocco bans UK flights
Morocco's infection rate is 10.4 per 100,000 people. The UK's is 445.5...
Sage meeting just once a month due to ‘lessened demand’ from ministers
Labour said it "beggars belief" that the committee had been "stood down" while Covid cases are surging.
No Covid panic – but boosters must be sped up, Neil Ferguson warns
Covid-19 cases in the UK are at their highest level for almost three months.
Bad feeling about this? Covid cases hit 3mth high but Shapps says Xmas WON’T be cancelled
He still hasn't got a clue how many HGV drivers have been hired...