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Additional surge testing provided following identification of COVID-19 variant first identified in South Africa.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Walk-through coronavirus testing centre opens in Downfield, Dundee.
Additional testing will take place in N3 in Finchley, Barnet, where a confirmed case of the variant first identified in South Africa has been found.
Staff in care homes with older adult residents in England may be required to have a COVID-19 vaccine to protect residents from the virus.
NHS Test and Trace is providing additional testing in a targeted area within Southwark, South London where the variant first identified in South Africa has been found.
A joint statement from the 4 UK health ministers on JCVI advice for phase 2 of the COVID-19 vaccination programme.
Everybody in cohorts 1 to 9 has been offered a vaccine, with people aged 45 to 49 now invited to book their appointments.
NHS Test and Trace is providing additional testing across parts of South London where the variant first identified in South Africa has been found.
Extension to benefit 14,000 applicants.
From Friday 9 April, everyone in England will be eligible for free rapid COVID-19 tests, twice a week.
Matt Hancock wrote to the JCVI in response to their advice on use of Moderna in the COVID-19 vaccination programme and recommended dosing intervals.
Findings from the 10th report of REACT-1, one of the country’s largest studies into COVID-19 infections in England, have been published by Imperial College London and Ipsos MORI.
The government's statement following updated advice from the UK's medicines regulator.
Everyone in England will be able to access free, regular, rapid coronavirus (COVID-19) testing from 9 April, the government has announced.
More than 5 million people in the UK have received their second dose of a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine.
Care home residents to be allowed a second regular visitor indoors, with tests required before entry and PPE provided.
Minister of State for Health Edward Argar spoke at the NHS England and NHS Improvement National Estates and Facilities Forum about a refresh of the Health Infrastructure Plan.
The new UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has today been formally established with Dr Jenny Harries starting her first day as the Chief Executive of the new agency.
The government is taking swift and decisive action by deploying extra testing to Harrow to control and suppress any possible new cases of the COVID-19 variant first identified in South Africa.
We are taking swift and decisive action by making extra testing available to control and suppress the coronavirus (COVID-19) variant first identified in South Africa.
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