UK Covid live news: infection levels in England and Scotland continue to fall

Latest updates:one in 610 people had Covid in week to April 16 in England andone in 560 in Scotland, butNorthern Ireland andWales rates risePeople in England could get Covid passports for foreign travel by 17 MayUK ’s south Asian diaspora despairs as India joins Covid red listSage warns jails could unleash Covid variants into wider communityOne dose of Pfizer or Oxford jab reduces infection rate by 65% – studyGlobal coronavirus updates – live1.36pmBSTThe Welsh first minister,Mark Drakeford, was asked about the assertion that Britain had moved from a pandemic to an endemic situation.He said:By its definition we are no longer at this moment in a pandemic. I continue to sound a warning that this is not a one-way street. The fact that things are getting better means it will inevitably go on getting better. In recent weeks we ’ve seen how fast things went from being in a good position to a very difficult position in France, Italy and Germany.If coronavirus is an endemic condition like flu we may still need to see, for example, a vaccination programme in the autumn. An endemic disease is still a disease and will require action from the government, the health service and each one of us in our own lives. We ’re going to be living with Covid for a very long time.1.09pmBSTIn England, the percentage of people testing positive for Covid-19 is estimated to have decreased in the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands and London, the ONS said. The trend wa...
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