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France to introduce UK travel ban to try and stop Omicron spread
Hauliers will be exempt from the new restrictions
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How your MP voted in the Covid bills passed in Parliament
The new measures passed the Commons thanks to the support of Labour
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Boris Johnson told to 'get his house in order' by Labour leader after Tory rebellion
The Labour Party leader slammed Johnson's 'weak leadership' and asked the prime minister to consider whether he still has the authority to govern.
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NHS booster bookings open to every eligible adult in England
The NHS Covid-19 vaccination programme seeks to protect the nation from the new Omicron strain of the virus
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Omicron will cause ‘significant’ rise in hospital admissions, Chris Whitty warns
A “huge spike” of cases of the variant might hit the nation
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Boris Johnson appeals to the public for volunteers as booster jabs ramped up
“We need tens of thousands of people to help out, everyone from trained vaccinators to stewards."
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£10,000 fines for people who fake Covid passes under new laws
Businesses must also keep records on the checks they have carried
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Ministers ‘consider scrapping hotel quarantine ahead of Christmas’
Ministers will discuss scrapping the policy for fully vaccinated arrivals
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New jab-free vaccine targeting Covid-19 variants being trialled in UK
The DIOSvax technology used for the new vaccine aims to predict how the virus could mutate
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Government to pay for care staff to get vaccines and boosters in work time
Scottish Government figures show that rates of uptake of the booster vaccine are currently lower among social care staff
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All adults to be offered booster jab in acceleration of expansion
Nursing leaders have expressed concern about the “scale and pace” of the vaccine programme expansion
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Change in testing for Covid-19 contacts from Tuesday
Double-jabbed people identified as a contact of someone with Covid-19 in England will be told to take a daily rapid test for seven days from Tuesday, health officials said. Unvaccinated adults are not eligible for this new daily testing policy and they must self-isolate for 10 days if they are