UK needs tougher restrictions to tackle coronavirus, health minister says

 

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain needs to tighten restrictions in some areas of the country to tackle the rapid spread of a new variant of the coronavirus after case numbers surged in recent weeks, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Monday.

 

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UK first to roll out AstraZeneca shots in race to stem COVID surge

By Guy Faulconbridge and Alistair Smout

 

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks on as Jennifer Dumasi receives the Oxford University/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine during his visit at the Chase Farm Hospital, in north London, Britain January 4, 2021. Stefan Rousseau/Pool via REUTERS

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain began vaccinating its population with Oxford University and AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shot on Monday in a world first, racing to give protection to the elderly and vulnerable as a new surge of cases threatened to overwhelm hospitals.

 

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Phuket’s three COVID cases all clear, ready to return home

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

 

PHUKET:-- The 40-year-old Phuket man who tested positive for COVID-19 after returning from a big bike event on Koh Lanta, Krabi, last month, will be discharged from hospital tomorrow (Jan 5), the Phuket health chief has confirmed.

 

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Phuket Town COVID cleanse taken to the streets

By The Phuket News

 

Phuket City Municipality workers will begin their ‘hose down’ throughout Phuket Town tonight (Jan 4). Photo: Phuket City Municipality 

 

PHUKET:-- People have been asked to not have any vehicles parked along Thepkrasattri Rd from Wat Khosit all the way south to the Phuket Immigration Office on Phuket Rd this evening (Jan 4) as workers begin their campaign to sanitise roads and footpaths in Phuket Town in order to protect against the spread of COVID-19.

 

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Bangkok restaurants can now stay open until 9pm

 

Image: Reuters File Photo

 

Bangkok restaurants can now serve dine in customers until 9pm, following intervention from  the Prime Minister.

 

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Samut Sakhon pleads for another Covid field hospital

By The Nation

 

 

Authorities in Samut Sakhon say they urgently need 3,000-4,000 beds to accommodate Covid-19 patients in order to prevent the virus from spreading further.

 

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UK judge rejects extraditing Assange to U.S., citing suicide risk

By Michael Holden

 

FILE PHOTO: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange makes a speech from the balcony of the Ecuadorian Embassy, in central London, Britain February 5, 2016. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

 

LONDON (Reuters) - A British judge ruled on Monday that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should not be extradited to the United States to face criminal charges including breaking a spying law, saying his mental health problems meant he would be at risk of suicide.

 

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Streaming grows for sixth straight year as Brits turn to music during lockdown

 

Dua Lipa enjoyed a good year, the latest streaming figures reveal

 

Music has helped people get through lockdown, with streaming growing for a sixth straight year in 2020, according to new figures.

 

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Grease slammed as ‘rapey, racist and homophobic and should never be shown on TV again’

By Eve Wagstaff

 

Danny takes Sandy to the drive-in movies where he makes an unwanted play for her / Credit: Kobal Collection - Rex Features

 

ICONIC '70s movie Grease has been slammed as “rapey, racist and homophobic” by woke snowflakes as they demand it is “never shown on TV again”. 

 

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Diplomat's wife who inspired "The Serpent" turned detective to help cage serial killer

By Graeme Culliford

 

Angela Knippenberg is unhappy about her portrayal in BBC crime drama (Image: Angela Knippenberg)

 

Husband and wife sleuths sifted through a serial ­killer’s flat and found the possessions of people who would later turn up dead.

 

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No illegal gambing dens in Bangkok, confirms DPM Prawit

 

Image: Prawit Wongsuwan: Reuters file photo

 

There are no illegal gambing dens in Bangkok, according to Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan.

 

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Chonburi records 35 new COVID-19 cases as Rayong closes beaches, golf courses

 

Image Thairath: Rayong governor Channa Ieamsang

 

Public health officials in Chonburi announced 35 new COVID-19 infections in the province on Monday.

 

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No Children’s Day fun allowed in ‘red’ provinces

By The Nation

 

 

Children’s Day on Saturday will be very quiet in the 28 red-coded provinces because no activities will be allowed, Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesperson for the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), said on Monday.

 

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