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A Brewing Staffing Crisis Could Hurt UK Health System Reeling Under Covid
Attempts to deal with record waiting lists for hospital treatment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic are at risk of being derailed by a staffing crisis, which is being exacerbated by the Omicron wave, a lawmaker report said on Thursday.
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UK Fears Hospital Crisis As Covid Cases Cross 200,000 For First Time
Britain on Tuesday faced warnings of an impending hospital crisis due to staff shortages caused by a wave of Omicron infections, as the country's daily Covid caseload breached 200,000 for the first time.
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England's Covid Crisis Could Return Quickly: Chief Medical Officer
England's coronavirus crisis could return again surprisingly quickly and the country is not yet out of the woods, chief medical officer Chris Whitty said on Thursday ahead of the lifting of legal restrictions.
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Indian Air Force Airlifts Oxygen Containers From Germany, UK
Bring much-needed relief amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis in the country, the India Air Force (IAF)'s C-17 aircraft on Sunday airlifted four cryogenic oxygen containers from Frankfurt in Germany to Hindon airbase near Delhi.
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UK Faces Worst Weeks Of COVID-19 Pandemic, Deaths And Cases Peak
Britain is facing the worst weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, its chief medical officer said on Monday, with the health service entering a "dangerous time" as deaths and cases hit record highs while a mass vaccination programme picks up steam.
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Boris Johnson Cancels Republic Day Visit To India Over Covid Crisis In UK
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson cancelled his visit to India, hours after he announced a fresh lockdown in the United Kingdom over the new strain of coronavirus that has affected thousands of people in the UK.
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Coronavirus Updates: Boris Johnson Cancels India Visit Over UK Virus Crisis
India added 16,375 coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, placing its overall number at 1.03 crore cases, the Health Ministry's data showed. The number of fresh infections is marginally lower than on Monday. In this period, India reported 201 deaths linked to the virus, taking the total number of fatalities to 1,49,850.
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Britain Holds Crisis Meeting Over Travel Ban
Prime Minister Boris Johnson was to chair a crisis meeting Monday as a growing number of countries from France to Argentina blocked flights to Britain over a new highly infectious coronavirus strain the UK said was "out of control".
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"No Return To Austerity In New Spending Plan": UK Finance Minister Rishi Sunak
British finance minister Rishi Sunak said there would be no return to austerity in a spending plan he will announce on Wednesday, even as the coronavirus crisis pushes Britain's further above 2 trillion pounds ($2.7 trillion).
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Rishi Sunak Tries To Rescue Britain Again - And His Political Fortunes
If the coronavirus crisis was the making of Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, the most popular member of the British government is trying to make sure it doesn't end up being his undoing.
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Long Queues As Coronavirus Testing Crisis Hits UK
Amid growing anger over a bottleneck in Britain's creaking coronavirus testing system, the government promised on Wednesday to do whatever it takes to boost laboratory capacity that has left people across the land with no way to get a COVID-19 test.
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UK New Car Sales Rise For First Time In 2020 As Dealerships Reopen
The rise followed other signs of a gradual recovery in Britain's economy after its historic 25 per cent contraction in March and April. House prices and manufacturing have risen although jobs cuts are mounting in the retail sector.
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Rishi Sunak Hands UK Key Workers A COVID-19 Crisis Pay Rise
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak on Tuesday handed an above inflation pay rise to key workers such as doctors, teachers and police officers in recognition of their hard work during the coronavirus pandemic crisis.
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Boris Johnson Slammed For $1.1 Million Plane Makeover Amid COVID-19 Crisis
Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced scorn and ridicule on Wednesday after the government revealed it will spend nearly a million pounds repainting his official plane the colours of the Union Jack.
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Triumph Motorcycles Cutting 400 Jobs Worldwide
According to Triumph, impact of COVID-19 on bike sales will lead cutting 240 jobs in the UK alone.
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A Brewing Staffing Crisis Could Hurt UK Health System Reeling Under Covid
Attempts to deal with record waiting lists for hospital treatment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic are at risk of being derailed by a staffing crisis, which is being exacerbated by the Omicron wave, a lawmaker report said on Thursday.
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UK Fears Hospital Crisis As Covid Cases Cross 200,000 For First Time
Britain on Tuesday faced warnings of an impending hospital crisis due to staff shortages caused by a wave of Omicron infections, as the country's daily Covid caseload breached 200,000 for the first time.
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England's Covid Crisis Could Return Quickly: Chief Medical Officer
England's coronavirus crisis could return again surprisingly quickly and the country is not yet out of the woods, chief medical officer Chris Whitty said on Thursday ahead of the lifting of legal restrictions.
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Indian Air Force Airlifts Oxygen Containers From Germany, UK
Bring much-needed relief amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis in the country, the India Air Force (IAF)'s C-17 aircraft on Sunday airlifted four cryogenic oxygen containers from Frankfurt in Germany to Hindon airbase near Delhi.
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UK Faces Worst Weeks Of COVID-19 Pandemic, Deaths And Cases Peak
Britain is facing the worst weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, its chief medical officer said on Monday, with the health service entering a "dangerous time" as deaths and cases hit record highs while a mass vaccination programme picks up steam.
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Boris Johnson Cancels Republic Day Visit To India Over Covid Crisis In UK
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson cancelled his visit to India, hours after he announced a fresh lockdown in the United Kingdom over the new strain of coronavirus that has affected thousands of people in the UK.
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Coronavirus Updates: Boris Johnson Cancels India Visit Over UK Virus Crisis
India added 16,375 coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, placing its overall number at 1.03 crore cases, the Health Ministry's data showed. The number of fresh infections is marginally lower than on Monday. In this period, India reported 201 deaths linked to the virus, taking the total number of fatalities to 1,49,850.
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Britain Holds Crisis Meeting Over Travel Ban
Prime Minister Boris Johnson was to chair a crisis meeting Monday as a growing number of countries from France to Argentina blocked flights to Britain over a new highly infectious coronavirus strain the UK said was "out of control".
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"No Return To Austerity In New Spending Plan": UK Finance Minister Rishi Sunak
British finance minister Rishi Sunak said there would be no return to austerity in a spending plan he will announce on Wednesday, even as the coronavirus crisis pushes Britain's further above 2 trillion pounds ($2.7 trillion).
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Rishi Sunak Tries To Rescue Britain Again - And His Political Fortunes
If the coronavirus crisis was the making of Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, the most popular member of the British government is trying to make sure it doesn't end up being his undoing.
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Long Queues As Coronavirus Testing Crisis Hits UK
Amid growing anger over a bottleneck in Britain's creaking coronavirus testing system, the government promised on Wednesday to do whatever it takes to boost laboratory capacity that has left people across the land with no way to get a COVID-19 test.
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UK New Car Sales Rise For First Time In 2020 As Dealerships Reopen
The rise followed other signs of a gradual recovery in Britain's economy after its historic 25 per cent contraction in March and April. House prices and manufacturing have risen although jobs cuts are mounting in the retail sector.
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Rishi Sunak Hands UK Key Workers A COVID-19 Crisis Pay Rise
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak on Tuesday handed an above inflation pay rise to key workers such as doctors, teachers and police officers in recognition of their hard work during the coronavirus pandemic crisis.
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Boris Johnson Slammed For $1.1 Million Plane Makeover Amid COVID-19 Crisis
Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced scorn and ridicule on Wednesday after the government revealed it will spend nearly a million pounds repainting his official plane the colours of the Union Jack.
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Triumph Motorcycles Cutting 400 Jobs Worldwide
According to Triumph, impact of COVID-19 on bike sales will lead cutting 240 jobs in the UK alone.
