ore than 60,000 new infections are happening a week in England, according to official figures.The number from the Covid-19 Infection Survey, being led by the Office for National Statistics, is far higher than the number of confirmed positive tests announced by the Government daily. stressed in the Commons on Wednesday that this figure had now fallen to 2,400 and the figures of positive tests from Public Health England suggest there is very little of the virus now in London.However, the wider ONS study on infections in the community put the number of new cases a week at an estimated 61,000...…ore than 60,000 new infections are happening a week in England, according to official figures.The number from the Covid-19 Infection Survey, being led by the Office for National Statistics, is far higher than the number of confirmed positive tests announced by the Government daily. stressed in the Commons on Wednesday that this figure had now fallen to 2,400 and the figures of positive tests from Public Health England suggest there is very little of the virus now in London.However, the wider ONS study on infections in the community put the number of new cases a week at an estimated 61,000...WW…

breakthrough antibody test is to be rushed out to health workers so they can safely work in hospitals and care homes, a health minister said today.Edward Argar also stressed that contracting appears to give people a level of immunity against the killer infection.The developments raised hopes of “Covid passports” being issued soon to millions of people to show they have had the infection and can return to work to boost Britain’s economy.The Government is planning to order millions of the tests from Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche after it was approved by Public Health England at its...…breakthrough antibody test is to be rushed out to health workers so they can safely work in hospitals and care homes, a health minister said today.Edward Argar also stressed that contracting appears to give people a level of immunity against the killer infection.The developments raised hopes of “Covid passports” being issued soon to millions of people to show they have had the infection and can return to work to boost Britain’s economy.The Government is planning to order millions of the tests from Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche after it was approved by Public Health England at its...WW…

he Government has announced plans to remove and ban from the UK's 5G network.Ministers have prohibit telecoms firms from purchasing any new 5G Huawei equipment from the start of next year.The Government will also remove all Huawei equipment from 5G networks by 2027.Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden admitted that the ban will delay the network's roll-out by a "further year" and add up to "half a billion pounds" to costs.But he told the Commons that the UK can no longer be confident in guaranteeing the security of future Huawei 5G equipment.It comes after Washington imposed sanctions on the...…he Government has announced plans to remove and ban from the UK's 5G network.Ministers have prohibit telecoms firms from purchasing any new 5G Huawei equipment from the start of next year.The Government will also remove all Huawei equipment from 5G networks by 2027.Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden admitted that the ban will delay the network's roll-out by a "further year" and add up to "half a billion pounds" to costs.But he told the Commons that the UK can no longer be confident in guaranteeing the security of future Huawei 5G equipment.It comes after Washington imposed sanctions on the...WW…

’s coronavirus can provide protection against the UK and variants, new research suggests.The variants caused global concern after it was revealed that they share a common mutation in the spike protein, .Pfizer teamed up with researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston for laboratory tests to see if the mutation affected the ability of its vaccine to recognize the spike protein and fight it.The researchers used blood samples from 20 people who had received the Pfizer vaccine and discovered that antibodies from the vaccine recipients successfully fended off the virus...…’s coronavirus can provide protection against the UK and variants, new research suggests.The variants caused global concern after it was revealed that they share a common mutation in the spike protein, .Pfizer teamed up with researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston for laboratory tests to see if the mutation affected the ability of its vaccine to recognize the spike protein and fight it.The researchers used blood samples from 20 people who had received the Pfizer vaccine and discovered that antibodies from the vaccine recipients successfully fended off the virus...WW…