Coronavirus: England to continue lockdown easing despite India variant fears; Taiwan raises Covid alert; Australia runs first repatriation flight from India

China cancels spring Everest climbing season from Tibetan side while Portugal to reopen to UK tourists from MondayTaiwan records 180 new cases in island ’s worst Covid outbreakWho: vaccinate vulnerable global poor before children in rich countriesIndia variant could disrupt lifting of England lockdown, says Boris JohnsonHow a proudly multicultural country became ‘fortress Australia’3.31pmBSTPA Media reports that more than 600,000 vaccine appointments in the UK were booked in the 48 hours after the programme opened to people aged in their late 30s.Some 611,863 appointments for first and second doses were made in the period after 38 and 39-year-olds became eligible to arrange their jabs from Thursday.NHS England said younger people in their 30s are expected to be invited over the next few days and weeks.3.12pmBSTMy colleagueJason Rodrigues is outside the BBC ’s broadcasting house in London, where anti-lockdown and anti-vax protestors have gathered.Chants of “defund the BBC” from anti lockdown and anti vaccine protestors, several hundred strong, now outside Broadcasting House, London. Some in the crowd holding placards accusing the BBC of falsely reporting the covid pandemicpic.twitter.com/aG4i8x2Ml2Continue reading...
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