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Coronavirus: UK lockdown may be in place for ‘months’ as new strain harder to contain
- UK
- December 20, 2020
Restrictions which forced millions of people across the UK to tear up their Christmas plans may have to remain for “the next couple of months”, health(...)

Majority of people in England to live under strictest Covid-19 curbs from Saturday
- UK
- December 17, 2020, 16:21
More than two out of three people in England will be living under the highest level of coronavirus restrictions from Saturday after measures were tigh(...)

Covid-19: New coronavirus strain identified in England
- UK
- December 14, 2020
A new variant of coronavirus has been identified in the UK that could be contributing to a rapid rise in infections in some parts of the country. Res(...)

Bad leaders the world over hope vaccine will mitigate political damage
- Opinion
- December 12, 2020, 01:00
The distribution of Covid-19 vaccines this week, in record time and with stunning effectiveness rates in clinical trials, is a remarkable feat of cros(...)

Britain becomes first country to administer coronavirus vaccine
- UK
- December 8, 2020, 19:24
Britain has begun its biggest ever immunisation programme after it became the first country in the world to administer a vaccine against coronavirus o(...)

The Irish Times view on Covid-19 vaccines: the State’s big challenge
- Editorial
- December 4, 2020, 19:00
For months public health authorities have worked to temper expectations about the chances of a vaccine bringing a swift end to the Covid-19 pandemic. (...)

Brexit: Significant gaps remain as talks may continue over weekend
- UK
- December 3, 2020
Talks between EU and British negotiators continued in London on Thursday night amid warnings that significant gaps remained as time was running out to(...)

Covid-19 vaccine distribution could start early in new year, says Donnelly
- Health
- December 3, 2020, 01:48
Distribution of a vaccine for Covid-19 could start in the first weeks of the new year, Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has indicated. The Europe(...)

Johnson warns of lengthy roll-out after UK approves coronavirus vaccine
- UK
- December 2, 2020, 18:35
Boris Johnson has warned that it will be months before the first phase of vaccination against coronavirus is completed, after Britain on Wednesday bec(...)

Britain has become the first developed country to approve a Covid-19 vaccine when its regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agen(...)