Sunday, January 17, 2021
20 things that happened this week #coronavirus
• every UK adult to be offered vaccine by autumn
• London hospitals halt urgent surgery
• flexing the rules 'could be fatal'
• PM seen cycling seven miles from home
• seven regional vaccination hubs open
• London's Nightingale hospital reopens
• mail deliveries much reduced in several areas
• 2020 saw most excess deaths since WW2
• supermarkets to enforce rules on face coverings
• row about inadequate free school meal parcels
• Scotland tightens lockdown restrictions
• France advances curfew from 8pm to 6pm
• vaccination pilot in high street pharmacies
• new variant prompts ban on travel from Brazil
• trial shows blood plasma treatment doesn't work
• government to close all travel corridors
• Pfizer slows vaccine deliveries
• R has fallen slightly, but still above 1
• expect several new variants this year
• India begins vaccination drive
Worldwide deaths: 1,920,000 → 2,020,000
Worldwide cases: 89,000,000 → 94,000,000
UK deaths: 80,868 → 88,590
UK cases: 3,017,409 → 3,357,361
Vaccinations: 2,286,572 → 3,559,179
FTSE: down 2% (6873 → 6735) |
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