Tag: Boris Johnson

Tuesday, April 6th 2021 - 08:48 UTC
Boris Johnson hints covid-19 vaccine passport likely also for domestic use

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Monday acknowledged he entertained the idea of “the potential use of Covid-19 certificates” to access sporting and cultural events. “But people are not going to be asked to show the certificate to go to the shops or to enter the pub's garden,” said Johnson, who faces a rebellion of more than 70 voiceful MPs against the so-called “Covid passport”.
Wednesday, March 31st 2021 - 04:06 UTC
World leaders seek international treaty under WHO for pandemics to come after covid-19

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and other top world leaders agreed Tuesday in a joint news article published in various top world newspapers that the international community should work together “towards a new international treaty for pandemic preparedness and response.” Also signing the declaration was World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
Tuesday, March 30th 2021 - 07:49 UTC
Total of covid-related deaths in London reaches zero

British health authorities Monday reported the number of deaths caused by any known variant of the covid-19 virus had amounted to zero, which was deemed a “fantastic milestone.”
Saturday, March 20th 2021 - 08:44 UTC
Boris Johnson received the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine, “I did not feel a thing”

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson received his first dose of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine on Friday and urged the public to do the same, saying “he did not feel a thing.”
Tuesday, March 16th 2021 - 08:40 UTC
Britain's Johnson to announce review of defense and foreign policy: more nukes and military presence worldwide

Britain is to announce an increase to its nuclear weapons stockpile as part of a wide-ranging review of security, defense, and foreign policy, two newspapers anticipated on Monday. The Guardian and The Sun said in their online editions that the UK would look to raise the number of warheads from 180 to 260 by the middle of the decade.
Monday, March 1st 2021 - 08:34 UTC
More than 20 million people in UK have been given at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine

More than 20 million people in the UK have been given at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, the country's Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced on Sunday evening. Government figures revealed that 20,089,551 people from a population of some 66 million had been administered a jab.
Sunday, February 28th 2021 - 13:21 UTC
Households in England with school children will have two rapid Covid-19 tests per week

All households in England with school or college-aged children will be offered two rapid Covid-19 tests per person per week to support the government's priority to get young people back in the classroom, the health ministry said on Sunday.
Monday, February 22nd 2021 - 07:30 UTC
PM Johnson pledges all UK adults can be vaccinated by end of July

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pledged that every adult in the United Kingdom should have been offered a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of July. The accelerated vaccine rollout would help protect the most vulnerable sooner and also enable the easing of some restrictions, the prime minister said.
Saturday, February 20th 2021 - 08:59 UTC
Johnson praises Biden as the leader of the free world helping to unite the West

United States Joe Biden has put the United States back as leader of the free world in a fantastic move that has helped the West to unite, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday.
Friday, February 19th 2021 - 08:33 UTC
UK wants to coordinate the development of future pandemic vaccines to 100 days

Britain which holds the presidency of the Group 7 will challenge fellow members to help speed up the development of future vaccines to 100-days. On Friday Prime Minister Boris Johnson hosts a virtual meeting of leaders including US President Joe Biden.