Covid-19 by early next year.
16.10.2020 - 17:51 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Boris Johnson will address the nation on the latest with coronavirus later today.The Prime Minister, speaking from Downing Street, will be joined by the government's chief scientific advisor, Sir Patrick Vallance.Public Health England's deputy director of the national infection service, Dr Susan Hopkins, will also speak at the conference.It is set to take place at 4pm today.
His appearance comes after Mr Johnson held a televised conference at the start of the week to unveil the new three-tier
.Covid-19 by early next year.
Nicola Sturgeon and Boris Johnson put on a united front for the first time in months - after a mum dressed up her two kids for Halloween as the political leaders.Little Quinn Brown, five, was dressed up as SNP chief Nicola, while older brother Lennon, nine, wore a bright blond wig as he posed as BoJo.Mum Hayley Anderson wasn't going to bother with Halloween celebrations curbed due to the coronavirus pandemic.But the 31-year-old’s friends encouraged her to, as she usually starts work on outfits
Mr Johnson’s official spokesman said talks had continued on Tuesday morning at an official level ahead of the government’s midday deadline for an agreement on the introduction of Tier 3 controls. The PM has also spoken directly to Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham following the passing of the deadline.
Prime Minister appeared to get his coronavirus rules wrong again during a televised Downing Street press conference. Boris Johnson suggested parents and children who live apart may face restrictions if one of their areas goes into heightened controls.
hereThe R rate would be growing faster in the UK if it wasn't for the restrictions in place, chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance said.The R rate - the number of transmission rate - in the UK is currently between 1.3 and 1.5.Explaining a series of slides, Sir Patrick said: “What you can see is that the R hasn’t gone back to where it was and where it would be in an unmitigated epidemic of this disease which would be at about three.“So it has gone up, the epidemic is growing, probably
coronavirus restrictions.
hereStockport's alarming increase in cases continues, with 631 positive tests recorded in seven days.It represents a rise of 97 per cent.The figures suggest the disease was spreading faster in Stockport than anywhere else in Greater Manchester last week.Trafford saw an 85 per cent increase in cases, registering 615 cases.Rochdale registered 722 cases during the week, a rise of 60 per cent compared to the week before.There were 789 cases in Salford, a rise of 56 per cent, while cases in Tameside
Boris Johnson has pledged to help more young people in the UK to get on the property ladder for the first time.At present, many youngsters struggle to buy their own home - as a result of high deposits and high interest rates on mortgages.But now the PM has said he wants to see an end to this, and has pledged to turn “generation rent into generation buy” with long-term, fixed-rate mortgages of up to 95% of the value of a home for first-time buyers.The Prime Minister said the policy could lead to