20 things that happened this week #coronavirus
• rules "probably going to get tougher" (PM)
• "no doubt that schools are safe" (PM)
• 2 cases identified on Isle of Man
• rollout of Oxford vaccine begins
• primary schools reopen across most of England
• Scots required to 'stay home' for rest of January
• Lockdown imposed across England
• schools close again/summer exams cancelled
• Chancellor announces new business grants
• estimated 2% of population have the virus
• ambulance service has busiest day ever
• Oxford vaccine reaches GP surgeries
• National Express suspends services until March
• PM outlines mass vaccination plan
• arrivals in UK need to show negative test result
• Moderna vaccine approved in UK
• Mayor of London declares major incident
• If You Go Out You Can Spread It, People Will Die
• Queen and Prince Philip vaccinated
• restrictions too lax, say scientists
Worldwide deaths: 1,830,000 → 1,920,000
Worldwide cases: 84,000,000 → 89,000,000
UK deaths: 74,570 → 80,868
UK cases: 2,599,789 → 3,017,409
Vaccinations: 1,296,432 → 2,286,572
FTSE: up 6% (6460 → 6873) |
