The global death toll from coronavirus has topped three million, amid repeated setbacks in the worldwide vaccination campaign and a deepening crisis in places such as Brazil, India and France.
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Brazil's leaders say they will need billions of dollars in foreign aid each year if the country is to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Sky News
Health Secretary Matt Hancock says he is "very worried about the impact of long Covid". His comments come after new figures show almost one in seven people who test positive for Covid-19 are still suffering symptoms three months later. "It's one of the many damaging problems of this virus", Mr Hancock told reporters on a visit to Public Health England. He added that more research and money is being put into tackling long Covid. Report by Thomasl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said the idea of vaccine passports should not be dismissed, adding that the government is looking into the idea in detail. "Dismissing something like this, out of hand, is the wrong thing to do" Mr Hancock told reporters on a visit to Public Health England. He said that government minister Michael Gove is "conducting a review into certification" and that the NHS is "making sure that we're ready for people to be able to show whether you've had a vaccine, or indeed a recent test for travel purposes". Report by Thomasl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Fewer than one in five people request a Covid-19 test if they have symptoms, while adherence to self-isolation is low, according to a large study examining the Test and Trace system.Experts, including from the Public Health England behavioural science team at Porton Down in Wiltshire, found that only half of people could identify the main coronavirus symptoms, which include a cough, high temperature and loss of taste or smell.
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British actress Helen McCrory has died from cancer aged 52, her "heartbroken" husband Damian Lewis has said.
The actress, who was known for starring in Peaky Blinders, the James Bond film Skyfall and the Harry Potter movies, died peacefully at home, he said.
In a tweet on Friday afternoon, Mr Lewis wrote: "I'm heartbroken to announce that after an heroic battle with cancer, the beautiful and mighty woman that is Helen McCrory has died peacefully at home, surrounded by a wave of love from friends and family." Report by Avagninag. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Members of the public in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire have been describing how it feels to be able to leave their homes and meet up with others to eat out in public, following the easing of covid restrictions in England. Report by Patelr. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Under-30s in the UK will be offered Pfizer or Moderna vaccines rather than the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine due to concerns over a very rare risk of blood clots. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the UK said there were still huge benefits of the vaccine in preventing Covid-19, and has not concluded that the vaccine causes rare clots, although it says the link is getting firmer. Report by Patelr. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Sir Keir Starmer has said that “every day there is more evidence of this return to sleaze”. The Labour leader’s comments come after it was revealed that Health Secretary Matt Hancock has shares in a family company which has contracts with the NHS. A government spokeswoman said the health secretary had acted “entirely properly in these circumstances” and “in accordance with the ministerial code”. Report by Patelr. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
People who are over the age of 45 have been visiting the vaccine centre at St John's Church in Ealing, west London, to receive their Covid jab. Earlier this week, it was announced that the government would begin phase two of its vaccine programme, which targets adults aged 40-49. Report by Patelr. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The first known cases of the Brazilian COVID-19 variant, known as P.1, have been detected in Clark County. The Southern Nevada Health District received notification about one case from the Nevada State..
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