RED ALERT Coronavirus: Two Labour MPs ‘self-isolate’ after attending ‘infected’ London conference with 250 others

London coronavirus cases: Covid spread slower than first peak as 21 boroughs top key infections threshold
The rise in cases in the capital may also be starting to ease slightly
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/london-coronavirus-cases-latest-figures-a4572283.html

Coronavirus cases in England rise to 35,000 per day as 1 in 130 infected - ONS
https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-35-000-new-covid-19-cases-a-day-latest-weekly-ons-figures-show-12112030

Millions at risk of COVID-19 'reinfection' as immunity could last just months
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The Sun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEku4VfZd-Q


Covid: Antibodies 'fall rapidly after infection'
This is likely to mean immunity levels decline and raises the risk of reinfection, researchers say.
BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-54696873

Coronavirus immunity may only last a few months, scientists find
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Evening Standard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIUJfupQ7Gs

UK coronavirus death toll passes 60,000, official figures show
Total of 61,469 comes as deaths in England and Wales continue to double every fortnight
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/27/uk-coronavirus-death-toll-passes-60000-official-figures-show

First coronavirus vaccines 'may not prevent infection', UK task force head warns
Kate Bingham writes in The Lancet with warning that manufacturing capacity for vaccines is also ‘vastly inadequate’
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-vaccine-imperfect-infection-uk-task-force-b1389605.html

Covid spreading faster in England than 'worst-case scenario', documents show
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-54750775

Covid-19: England national lockdown 'considered', and 'millions face hardship'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54758655

Johnson locks down England as UK COVID-19 cases pass 1 million
Non-essential shops must close and people will only be able to leave home for a short list of reasons.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/31/johnson-locks-down-england-as-uk-covid-19-cases-pass-1-million

Coronavirus: UK records 23,000 more confirmed COVID cases - latest govt figures
The latest figures come after the number of confirmed cases in the UK surpassed the one million mark on Saturday.
Sky News
https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-uk-records-23-000-more-confirmed-covid-cases-latest-govt-figures-12121097

UK's official number of daily cases drops AGAIN with 23,287 new infections - down 5% on last week - as health chiefs confirm 355 more deaths
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8920975/UK-confirms-23-287-positive-coronavirus-tests-355-deaths-Friday.html

UK coronavirus death toll passes grim 50,000 milestone as 595 more lives lost
The Department of Health confirmed that the UK had passed the grim milestone, becoming the fifth nation in the world to record more than 50000 confirmed ...
Mirror Online
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/breaking-uk-coronavirus-death-toll-22994226


As it happened: UK first country in Europe to pass 50,000 deaths
The UK is the fifth country to pass 50000 deaths, coming after the US, Brazil, India and Mexico.
BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-54899679

COVID cases in the UK have risen by 33,470 today in the biggest ever 24-hour leap.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCoSdG7ooO4

Boris Johnson: Why being stuck in quarantine has come at the worst possible time for the prime minister
The PM was going to announce his policy vision for a post-pandemic, post-Brexit and post-Cummings Britain, writes Sky's Joe Pike.
Sky News
https://news.sky.com/story/boris-johnson-why-being-stuck-in-quarantine-has-come-at-the-worst-possible-time-for-the-prime-minister-12133956


Covid-19: Boris Johnson and six Tory MPs self-isolating after No 10 meeting
Boris Johnson, six Tory MPs and two aides have been told to self-isolate after a breakfast meeting in No 10.
BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54956076

UK Covid cases fall for second week in a row with 19,609 infections and 529 deaths as Christmas hopes grow
UK coronavirus cases today grew by 19,609 while deaths rose by 529. It is the second Wednesday in a row the number of new infections has fallen on the ...
The Sun
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13232652/uk-covid-cases-fall-second-week-christmas-hopes/

UK coronavirus deaths drop to 341 in lowest Saturday rise as cases fall by 13% week-on-week
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/uknews/13260971/coronavirus-cases-uk-total-deaths/

Number of coronavirus patients in local hospitals rises again ahead of Boris Johnson's lockdown announcement
https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/grimsby-news/number-coronavirus-patients-local-hospitals-4727889

Britain records 11,299 Covid-19 cases in lowest daily figure for almost eight weeks but deaths rise to 608 in highest toll since May
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8982447/Britain-records-11-299-Covid-19-cases-lowest-daily-figure-eight-weeks.html

UK students fined more than £170,000 over Covid rule breaches
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/nov/29/uk-students-fined-more-than-170000-over-covid-rule-breaches

Boris sees off rebels: PM's brutal post-lockdown tiers will come into force at MIDNIGHT as he wins Commons vote 291-78 despite revolt by more than 50 Tory MPs over 'back of fag packet' curbs after Labour abstained
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9006849/PMs-brutal-lockdown-tiers-APPROVED-Commons.html

Couple married for 47 years die from Covid within seconds of each other


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UK coronavirus: official death toll goes past 60,000 as another 414 Covid-19 fatalities are recorded – as it happened
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2020/dec/03/uk-coronavirus-live-covid-vaccine-jonathan-van-tam-pzifer-latest-updates

Chilling map shows coronavirus's deadly spread months before China reported first case
A study published by the US's Centre for Disease Control is the latest in a string of evidence which shows that Covid-19 was present in Europe and the US far earlier than previously thought
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/chilling-map-shows-coronaviruss-spread-23108004

‘Covid-19 has an odour, and the dogs are detecting it’: meet the canine super-squad sniffing out the virus
They’re loyal, diligent – and have unbeatable noses. Could dogs play a key part in the fight against the pandemic?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/12/covid-19-has-an-odour-and-the-dogs-are-detecting-it-meet-the-canine-super-squad-sniffing-out-the-virus

UK coronavirus: people urged to be extra careful at Christmas as millions in England face toughest restrictions - as it happened
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2020/dec/14/brexit-covid-coronavirus-boris-johnson-uk-news-live-updates

Britain's Covid cases rise by a THIRD in a week with 20,263 people testing positive as the country records 189 more deaths - a 23% increase on last Monday
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9052769/Britains-Covid-cases-soar-week-20-263-people-testing-positive.html