Boris Johnson

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Friday that Britain will close all travel corridors to the country starting at 4 a.m. (12 noon in Manila) on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in a bid to keep out new coronavirus variants. Britain “will temporarily close all travel corridors from 4 a.m.…

Medical staff in UK hospitals told Insider they're struggling to cope with the chaos of the coronavirus crisis. Dr. Tom Dolphin, who works in a London hospital, said the oxygen tank outside is creaking from the amount needed for COVID-19 patients. Cancer wards are being emptied to make way for…

Boris Johnson announces closure of travel corridorsTravel corridors have been shut as part of emergency measures to protect Britain from new variants of the virus found abroad. Speaking at a No10 coronavirus briefing this evening the Prime Minister said: "We've made such progress with the vaccine, what we don't want…

BORIS Johnson announced the country would be put into lockdown last week. It follows the regional tier system which failed to control the spread of the new coronavirus variant. Here we look at when restrictions will be eased in more detail… What are the current rules in England? The government…

A commuter wears a facemask as he sits in a bus shelter with NHS signage promoting ‘Stay Home, Save Lives’ in Chinatown, central London January 8, 2021, as England entered a third lockdown due to Covid-19. — AFP picLONDON, Jan 13 — Britain is targeting a 24-hour, seven-day a week…

1610574931Portugal goes into lockdown after coronavirus surgePortugal’s government has ordered the country into a coronavirus lockdown, but with exceptions so a presidential election can go ahead on January 24. Portugal has witnessed a record-breaking surge in confirmed Covid-19 cases since it eased restrictions for the Christmas holiday. Prime Minister Antonio…

FILE PHOTO: Flags of the Union Jack and European Union are seen ahead of the meeting of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in Brussels, Belgium December 9, 2020. Olivier Hoslet/Pool via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) - Britain and the European Union will this…

Boris Johnson has been accused of hypocrisy following reports the Prime Minister went cycling seven miles from his home after imposing sweeping Covid restrictions on the UK. Mr Johnson was seen at the Olympic Park in east London on Sunday afternoon cycling with members of his security detail, it was…

The Prime Minister was wearing his TfL hat and a face mask when he was seen cycling with his security detail in Stratford, east London, at around 2pm. Official Government guidance on exercise says it should be limited to once a day and “you should not travel outside your local…

EU-China deal: Expert says China is ‘devoid of credibility'In what has been described as a “win for China,” the EU agreed on terms for an investment deal with Beijing following a video call between President Xi Jinping and bloc leaders including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron.…