England

People, some wearing face masks, walk in Regent Street, in London, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021. Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson said it was necessary to take "targeted and precautionary measures" after two people tested positive for the new variant in England. He also said mask-wearing in shops and on public transport will be required. Photo :UNB/AP
Europe

England lifts Covid restrictions as omicron threat recedes

The government last week dropped its advice for people to work from home as well as guidance for face coverings in classrooms

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson holds a news conference on the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) at 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain November 15, 2021. Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS
Europe

Covid tests to end for arrivals into England: Boris

People queue outside a mass vaccination centre for those aged 18 and over at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in London, Britain, June 20, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Europe

Pre-arrival tests and travel isolation to end in England

Women wearing face masks wait to cross a street amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in London, Britain December 21, 2021. Photo :Reuters
Europe

UK reduces Covid-19 self-isolation to 7 days for most in England

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Chief Medical Officer for England Chris Whitty attends a news conference on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain November 15, 2021. Photo: Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS
World+Biz

Omicron is very serious threat, what we know is bad - UK health official

Nurses react as they treat a COVID-19 patient in the ICU (Intensive Care Unit) at Milton Keynes University Hospital, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, Milton Keynes, Britain, January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Coronavirus chronicle

More than half Omicron patients in UK were double jabbed

A person wears a face mask on the London underground, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) continues in London, Britain, November 30, 2021. Photo :Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

Mask mandates to tackle Omicron come into force in England

A worker guides vehicles into the forecourt as they queue to refill at a fuel station in London, Britain, September 30, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
Europe

Many British gas stations still dry, pig cull fears grow

A person receives a dose of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine at the Central Middlesex Hospital in London, Britain, August 1, 2021. Photo :Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

England to offer Covid vaccine to all 12- to 15-year-olds

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Sports

Tahira Islam: Bangladeshi woman coaches British football club

A Police officer with people in Trafalgar Square, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), London, Britain, May 3, 2020/ Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

Vaccine passports to start in England this month