London, Jan. 18, 2018 (AltAfrica)-Nearly a third of COVID-19 patients who needed hospital treatment in Britain were readmitted within 140 days, a study suggests. Researchers studied 47,780 people who had been in hospital with coronavirus in hospitals in England and found evidence to suggest those who recovered from the virus had increased rates of respiratory and cardiovascular ...

London, Jan. 17, 2021 (AltAfrica)-A hand sanitiser has been urgently recalled after it was found to contain a highly toxic and banned substance. Trading Standards has issued a recall of ‘lbcccndc Instant Hand Sanitiser’ as it was found to have 37 per cent of methanol – a toxic substance potentially posing serious risks to the ...

London, Jan. 16, 2021 (AltAfrica)-The UK is to close all travel corridors from Monday morning to “protect against the risk of as yet unidentified new strains” of Covid, the PM Boris Johnson has announced From Monday, anyone flying into the country from overseas will have to show proof of a negative Covid test before setting ...

London, Jan. 15, 2021 (AltAfrica)-The UK’s largest temporary mortuary is preparing to open to cope with rising coronavirus deaths, while another set up in a former aircraft hangar during the first wave of the pandemic is now in use for the first time. The facility at the former RAF Coltishall base, northeast of Norwich, was ...

London, Jan. 10, 2021 (AltAfrica)-UK has recorded more than 80,000 death toll, meaning that more than 80,000 people have died in the UK within 28 days of a positive Covid test since the start of the pandemic, official figures have shown. The UK death figure was released on Saturday with further 1,035 people lost to ...

London, Jan. 7, 2021 (AltAfrica)-The UK has recorded its highest number of COVID-related deaths since 21 April, and the highest daily increase in cases. The government figures reported on Wednesday afternoon showed another 1,041 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for the virus. This is the 10th time since the pandemic began ...

London, Dec. 31, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Air France-KLM has reintroduced an Airport Transit Visa for citizens of some countries, including Nigeria and Ghana, travelling to the United Kingdom after Brexit. The airline said this in a statement titled, ‘Travel on Air France or KLM to and from the United Kingdom after Brexit – January 1, 2020’. According ...

London, Dec. 31, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The UK’s daily COVID-19 death toll hit 981 on Wednesday, as the country continued to grapple with a new variant of the virus. This is the country’s highest number of recorded death within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test since April. The total number of people who have lost their lives to ...

London, Dec. 27, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The United Kingdom will roll out Oxford University’s COVID-19 vaccine from Jan. 4, according to plans being drawn up by ministers, The Sunday Telegraph reported. The government hopes to give the first dose of either the Oxford vaccine, which has been licensed to pharmaceuticals company AstraZeneca, or the Pfizer vaccine to ...

London, Dec. 26, 2020 (AltAfrica)-A Frenchman who recently arrived back in France from London has tested positive for the new variant of the coronavirus The first in France had been found in the city of Tours. The man in question arrived from London on Dec. 19, and he was currently self-isolating and felt alright, the ...