London, July 7, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Anti covid-19 vaccine campaigners appear to be gaining ground and succeeding as new survey reveals nearly one in six Britons will refuse a coronavirus vaccine if and when one becomes available, and a similar number are unsure whether they will get one The findings come amid a significant rise in anti-vaccination ...

London, July 2, 2020 (AltAfrica)-UK government plans to further impose local lockdowns “just days away” following the drawing up of a list of 36 “at-risk” areas, Sky News understands. Sources in Public Health England and the Department for Health told Sky News they are “working collaboratively”, focusing on the 36 areas in England where coronavirus cases are ...

London, June 27, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science Innovation & Research (MAScIR) has signed a partnership agreement for the development of molecular diagnostic kits for infectious diseases with British company Mologic Ltd. The signing ceremony took place at the headquarters of the foundation in Rabat. Thomas Reilly, Ambassador of the UK to Morocco attended ...

London, June 12, 2020 (AltAfrica)-More public statues of historic figures in UK who have been associated with racism and slave trade are being removed across the country as protesters question their relevance in modern day society Already, government has boarded up Winston Churchill‘s and other public statues in central London to protect it from damage ahead ...

London, June 4, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Coronavirus deaths in the UK have risen to at least 39,843‬ after 115 fatalities were recorded in hospitals across England in the last 24 hours.  The Government’s official UK tally – which includes coronavirus deaths across all settings – will be confirmed on Thursday’s daily briefing. It brings the total number of deaths ...

London, June 1, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Five new drugs are to be trialled in 30 hospitals across the country in the race to find a treatment for Covid-19, it has emerged. Just days after global trials of hydroxychloroquine, the drug promoted by Donald Trump as a cure, were halted, British scientists are looking to sign up hundreds of ...

London, May 22, 2020 (AltAfrica)-UK retail sales dived by a record 18.1 percent in April with the country in coronavirus lockdown, triggering a surge in government borrowing to an unprecedented level, data showed Friday. Government net borrowing hit a record £62.1 billion ($74.5 billion, 68.3 billion euros) last month, a colossal increase on the £10.9-billion ...

London, May 21, 2020 (AltAfrica)-A bereavement scheme granting residency permit (indefinite leave to remain) in the UK to relatives of foreign national NHS staff who die from Covid-19 has been extended to low-paid workers after their exclusion attracted criticism from Labour, trade unions and workers. The scheme, introduced last month, was intended to offer security to the ...

London, May 13, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The results of tens of thousands of Covid-19 key worker testing kits have reportedly gone missing, it has emerged. Data from essential workers’ home testing and drive-through kits have been ‘disappearing into a black hole,’ according to NHS sources, reported the HSJ. Without the information, local authorities and organisations do not ...

London, May 10, 2020 (AltAfrica)-British PM, Boris Johnson will tell UK workers who cannot do their jobs from home to begin returning to their workplaces from Monday while following social distancing rules.  The go back to work message is part of a coronavirus warning system for England when the PM outlines his plans to gradually ease ...