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‘I’m so happy’: first person to get fully-tested COVID-19 shot says one year on

8 Dec 2021 8 Dec 2021

LONDON (Reuters) -The first person in the world to be given a fully-tested COVID-19 vaccine, 91-year-old Briton Margaret Keenan, urged people on Wednesday to get vaccinated, one year on from her shot. Keenan described receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 8 2020 as the “best thing that has ever happened”. “It was wonderful. I …

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Britain reports 51,342 new COVID-19 cases, 161 further deaths

8 Dec 2021 8 Dec 2021

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain on Wednesday reported 51,342 new cases of COVID-19 and a further 161 deaths within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test result, government statistics showed. Cases are up 11.3% over the last seven days compared to the previous seven days, with deaths down 0.8% over the same timeframe. (Reporting by Alistair …

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Soccer-Spurs down to 10 fit players after COVID outbreak – Conte

8 Dec 2021 8 Dec 2021

(Reuters) -Eight Tottenham Hotspur players have tested positive for COVID-19, leaving only 10 players available ahead of the club’s final Europa Conference League group match at home to France’s Stade Rennais, manager Antonio Conte said on Wednesday. Tottenham are due to face Rennes on Thursday and European soccer’s governing body UEFA said in a statement …

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UK PM Johnson aide resigns over lockdown party comments

8 Dec 2021 8 Dec 2021

LONDON (Reuters) -An adviser to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has quit after a video surfaced of her laughing and joking about a party in Downing Street during a Christmas COVID-19 lockdown last year when such festivities were banned. Allegra Stratton, who was most recently Johnson’s COP26 spokeswoman, was his press secretary at the time …

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UK reports 131 new cases of Omicron coronavirus variant

8 Dec 2021 8 Dec 2021

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has reported 131 new cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant, the UK Health Security Agency said on Wednesday, taking the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 568. (Reporting by Alistair Smout; Editing by Kate Holton)

UK government has no plan for COVID statement to parliament – speaker

8 Dec 2021 8 Dec 2021

LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government has not asked to make a parliamentary statement on potential changes to COVID-19 rules, the speaker of the lower house of parliament, Lindsay Hoyle, said on Wednesday. “I can confirm that I’ve had no request from the government to make a statement. Of course, I am open …

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Cricket-England’s Root made wrong call by batting first, says Hussain

8 Dec 2021 8 Dec 2021

(Reuters) – England captain Joe Root made the wrong decision by opting to bat first against Australia on a green pitch in the opening Ashes test at the Gabba after the tourists were dismissed for 147 on Wednesday, former skipper Nasser Hussain said. Pat Cummins made a dream start to his Australia captaincy with a …

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UK could still invoke Article 16 over N.Ireland row with EU, says PM Johnson

8 Dec 2021 8 Dec 2021

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain does not rule out the possibility of invoking Article 16 of the Northern Ireland protocol if a disagreement with the European Union over how trade with the province operates cannot be resolved, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday. “The protocol is not working in the way that it needs to …

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Under fire, UK PM Johnson says he will get on with the job

8 Dec 2021 8 Dec 2021

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged on Wednesday to get on with the job, blaming the opposition for trying to “muddy the waters” after video emerged showing his staffers joking about a party during a COVID-19 lockdown last year. “I am going to get on with the job and I believe that …

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UK PM Johnson: Omicron is spreading much faster than any other COVID variant

8 Dec 2021 8 Dec 2021

LONDON (Reuters) – Omicron is spreading faster than any other coronavirus variant seen so far, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday as he urged people to get booster vaccines. “We now have, in the Omicron variant, a variant that is spreading much faster than any variant that we’ve seen before and that is what …

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