Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom (2021)

The following is a timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. There are significant differences in the legislation and the reporting between the countries of the UK: England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales. The numbers of cases and deaths are reported on a government Web site updated daily during the pandemic.[1] The UK-wide COVID Symptom Study based on surveys of four million participants, endorsed by authorities in Scotland and Wales, run by health science company ZOE, and analysed by King's College London researchers,[2] publishes daily estimates of the number of new and total current COVID-19 infections (excluding care homes) in UK regions, without restriction to only laboratory-confirmed cases.[3]

Chart of UK COVID-19 cases, by date reported, up to 29 January 2021 (government data, updated daily[1])
Chart of UK COVID-19 deaths, within 28 days of positive test, up to 29 January 2021 (government data, updated daily[1])

Events

1 January
  • New Year celebrations are quieter than normal because of COVID restrictions,[4] but several instances of police breaking up illegal parties are reported from around the UK.[5] They include a party at a 500-year-old church in Essex in which the building is damaged by revellers.[6]
  • The R number, the rate at which the virus is transmitted, is estimated to be between 1.1 and 1.3, but a study from Imperial College London suggests the new COVID strain may have actually increased the R number by between 0.4 and 0.7.[7]
  • Saffron Cordery, of NHS Providers, the body that represents hospital trusts, warns the next few weeks will be "nail-bitingly difficult" for the NHS, with staff absences because of the new variant of COVID.[8]
  • A further 53,285 COVID cases are recorded, along with 613 deaths.[9]

2 January
  • As a further 57,725 COVID cases are recorded for the UK, the largest daily number so far, senior doctor Professor Andrew Goddard warns that hospitals across the UK could face the same level of pressure seen in London and the South East in recent days.[10]
  • Batches of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine begin to arrive at hospitals throughout the UK in preparation for vaccination to begin on Monday 4 January.[11]
  • Fiona Godlee, an editor of The BMJ, has asked The New York Times to correct an article that claimed health officials in the UK will allow people to receive doses of two different COVID vaccines, describing the story as one that is "seriously misleading and requires urgent correction".[12]
  • BBC News reports that a number of healthcare workers have criticised the process involved in becoming verified to administer the vaccine, which include answering questions on whether they are trained in how to prevent radicalisation.[13]

3 January
  • A further 54,990 COVID-19 cases are recorded, the sixth day the daily figure has exceeded 50,000.[14]
  • Hospitalized COVID patients reaches 26,626, with 24,316 patients in general beds; COVID represents 30% of NHS hospital capacity.[15]
  • On the eve of the rollout of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, Prime Minister Boris Johnson says that he expects "tens of millions" of COVID vaccinations to be given over the coming three months; 530,000 doses of the vaccine are ready at hospitals and GPs surgeries to be administered.[16]
  • Boots and Tesco have offered to help with the rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations.[17]
  • Jo Stevens, the Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and MP for Cardiff Central, is reported to be in hospital where she is receiving treatment for COVID-19.[18]

4 January

5 January
  • A further 60,916 new COVID-19 cases are confirmed, the largest daily number so far.[24]
  • The UK government says that 1.3 million people in the UK have so far received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.[25] Johnson also promises to provide daily updates on the number of vaccinations administered.[26]
  • Chancellor Rishi Sunak announces that businesses affected by the new lockdown will receive grants of up to £9,000 per property.[27]
  • GPs have been told to "stand down" routine patient care in favour of COVID vaccination in order to ensure the NHS can deliver 14 million vaccines by February.[28][29]
  • The BBC announces that programming for schools will air on BBC Two and CBBC, as well as online, during lockdown, starting from Monday 11 January.[30]
  • YouTube bans talkRADIO for allegedly violating its rules by posting information that contradicts expert advice about the COVID-19 pandemic, but reinstates the station within hours.[31]
  • With England and Scotland back in lockdown, personal trainer Joe Wicks confirms his plans to restart free online PE lessons on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, starting from 11 January.[32] A few days later, musician Bez of Happy Mondays also subsequently announces plans to launch an online fitness class, from 17 January.[33]
  • England's Chief Medical officer, Professor Chris Whitty, suggests "a few" COVID restrictions may be required in Winter 2021–22 to control the virus, particularly if people do not adhere to the government's "stay at home" message.[34]

6 January
  • A further 62,322 new COVID-19 cases are confirmed, the largest daily number so far, a further 1,041 people have died, the largest daily number since April.[35] The number of people in hospital with COVID also tops 30,000, with 30,074 patients being treated.[36]
  • COVID hospital admissions reach 3,967, and begin to decline after this date.[37]
  • Fast food retailer McDonald's announces it will pause its walk-in takeaway service during lockdown.[38]
  • Annemarie Plas, founder of Clap for Our Carers, announces the weekly event will return from the following day, but under the name Clap for Heroes.[39]
  • Fraudsters are sending out fake text messages about the COVID-19 pandemic in an attempt to get hold of people's bank details, it is reported.[40]

7 January
  • NHS trials of two anti-inflammatory drugs, tocilizumab and sarilumab, have indicated they can cut the number of COVID deaths by a quarter.[41]
  • The revived Clap for Heroes initiative is met with a quieter response than its previous run in Spring 2020, with founder Annemarie Plas, distancing herself from it after receiving online abuse.[42]
  • National Express announces the suspension of its entire coach fleet from midnight on 10 January.[43]
  • The UK government announces that road haulage drivers crossing the English Channel will continue to need a recent negative COVID test until further notice.[44]
  • Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces that the armed forces are to help with the rollout of COVID vaccines, while 1,000 GP surgeries will be able to administer "hundreds of thousands" of vaccines per day by 15 January. 1.5 million vaccine doses have been given so far.[45]

8 January
  • The Moderna vaccine becomes the third COVID vaccine to be given approval for use in the UK.[46]
  • Sadiq Kahn, the Mayor of London, declares a "major incident" in London, where he says COVID is "out of control".[47]
  • Research from the COVID Symptom Study suggests COVID cases increased by a third in the UK and reached 70,000 new cases a day between 26 December and 3 January, while the Office for National Statistics estimates 1.2 million people had COVID over the same time period.[48]
  • The R number is estimated to be between 1.0 and 1.4.[49]
  • The UK records its largest number of daily COVID-related deaths so far, with 1,325 new deaths, bringing the total to 79,833. The figure surpasses 21 April 2020, when there were 1.224 deaths.[50] However, average deaths are estimated to be two thirds of the peak in April, suggesting the high daily total may have occurred as a result of a backlog in reporting deaths over the Christmas period.[51]
  • An England-wide advertising campaign launches on television, fronted by Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty, urging people to stay at home and act as though they have COVID.[52]

9 January
  • A further 1,035 COVID-related deaths take the total past 80,000 to 80,868.[53]
  • People travelling from the UK to the Republic of Ireland must produce a negative COVID test before being allowed to enter that country.[54]
  • With the exception of British and Irish nationals, travellers from Namibia, Zimbabwe, Angola, Botswana, Mauritius and Seychelles, are banned from entering England because of the South Africa COVID strain.[55]
  • Buckingham Palace confirms that Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip have received COVID vaccinations, which were administered by a royal doctor at Windsor Castle.[56]
  • The Hacking Trust, a property investment company, has approached staff at GP surgeries offering to pay £5,000 for unused COVID vaccines. A spokesman for the Institute of General Practice Management describes the story as "just appalling".[57]

10 January
  • Professor Peter Horby, chair of the government's New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group tells the Andrew Marr Show "we are now in the eye of the storm" and "it was bad in March, it's much worse now."[58]
  • Health Secretary Matt Hancock tells the BBC that everybody in the top four most vulnerable groups will be offered a vaccine by 15 February, while every adult in the UK will be offered one by the autumn.[59] Hancock also says that the NHS is under "very serious pressure" and warns people that "flexing the rules" could be fatal.[60]
  • As the National Police Chiefs' Council issues guidelines telling police officers to issue fines more quickly for breaches of COVID regulations, Home Secretary Priti Patel defends the way police have handled lockdown breaches, and says they "will not hesitate" to enforce the rules.[61]
  • Jeremy Brown, Professor of Respiratory Infection at University College London and a member of the Joint Committee on Vaccines and Immunisation, has suggested children may have to stay in isolation until they have been vaccinated.[62]
  • Online retailer Ocado warns customers of possible shortages because of the pandemic, with the possibility of "an increase of missing items and substitutions over the next few weeks".[63]

11 January
  • Sir Simon Stevens, the chief executive of NHS England, has described online videos reported to show empty hospitals as "a lie". The videos, which Stevens says are mostly filmed by people walking through empty hospital corridors, have been used to argue claims the NHS is being overwhelmed by the pandemic are an exaggeration.[64]
  • Professor Chris Whitty, England's Chief Medical Officer, says that the UK will go through the "most dangerous time" in the weeks before the deployment of COVID vaccines begin to have an impact.[65]
  • Health Secretary Matt Hancock confirms that 2.3 million people have now received a COVID vaccine.[66]
  • Chancellor Rishi Sunak warns the economy will "get worse before it gets better".[67]
  • Figures released by the British Retail Consortium indicate that retailers experienced their worst year of sales in 2020, with sales down by 0.3% as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[68]
  • Supermarket retailers Morrisons and Sainsbury's announce their intention to prevent customers who refuse to wear face coverings from entering their premises; Sainsbury's will also challenge people who shop in groups.[69]
  • Eye health charity Fight for Sight warns of the damage too much screentime during lockdown could cause to people's eyesight.[70]

12 January
  • The United Arab Emirates is removed from the UK's quarantine exemption list, requiring anyone travelling from there to self-isolate for ten days.[71]
  • Home Secretary Priti Patel urges people to "play [their] part" in following COVID rules, and says she will back the police in enforcing them.[72]
  • Tesco, Asda and Waitrose join Morrisons and Sainsbury's in banning customers from their stores who refuse to wear face coverings.[73]

13 January
  • A further 1,564 COVID related deaths are recorded, the highest daily number so far, which brings the total to 84,767. The deaths are largely spread throughout the preceding week, with some dating back to November 2020.[74][75]
  • The British Medical Association has called for doctors to be supplied with higher grade face masks to protect them against catching COVID-19.[76]
  • Plans to introduce requirements for pre-travel COVID testing for travellers entering the UK are postponed from Friday 15 January to Monday 18 January in order to give people time to prepare for the changes.[77]

14 January
  • The UK announces a travel ban on arrivals from South America, Portugal and Cape Verde over fears of a new variant of COVID from Brazil; the travel ban comes into force from Friday 15 January.[78]
  • With fears that COVID cases could overwhelm hospital space, some care homes have said that insurance issues prevent them from taking COVID patients.[79]
  • Conservative MP Steve Baker of the COVID Recovery Group warns Prime Minister Boris Johnson he could face a leadership challenge if the government does not ease COVID restrictions.[80]
  • The Conservative Party's Northern Research Group urges Chancellor Rishi Sunak to extend financial help packages for families and businesses as the uncertainty over COVID continues.[81]
  • As the weekly Clap for Heroes gets under way at 8pm, NHS staff gather outside Downing Street to protest at the government's handling of the COVID crisis.[82]

15 January
  • The R number is estimated to be between 1.2 and 1.3, a fall on the previous week, with data also suggesting there are signs the number of COVID cases are beginning to fall.[83]
  • Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces that the UK will close all travel corridors from Monday 18 January to "protect against the risk of as yet unidentified new Covid strains", and meaning that anyone travelling to the UK will need to provide a negative COVID test before embarking on their journey.[84]
  • Following a ruling by the Supreme Court, tens of thousands of small businesses will receive insurance payments covering losses accrued during the first lockdown of March 2020.[85]
  • The Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) orders The Daily Telegraph to publish a correction over a "significantly misleading" column written by Toby Young in July 2020, which claimed the common cold can provide "natural immunity" to COVID-19 and London was "probably approaching herd immunity".[86]

16 January
  • Groups representing medics, including the British Medical Association, have called for legal protection for doctors and nurses who make decisions on treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic.[87]
  • Groups representing the UK aviation industry have said it "urgently" needs support if it is to survive losses brought about by the COVID pandemic.[88]
  • Epidemiologist Professor Neil Ferguson describes a new Brazilian strain of COVID as a "real cause for concern".[89]
  • UK holiday firms forecast a boom in "staycations" during 2021 once COVID restrictions are lifted.[90]
  • Figures released by the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel have shown that incidents of child abuse increased by a quarter during the first lockdown that began in March 2020.[91]

17 January
  • Although places of worship are allowed to open for services during the present lockdowns in England and Wales, more than half of the Church of England's 14,000 parishes do not open for Sunday services due to safety concerns.[92]
  • The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) expresses its concern about employees being required to go into workplaces that are not COVID-compliant after it received 2,945 complaints about safety issues during the week of 6–14 January.[93]
  • Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab tells the BBC a decision on whether to extend the weekly £20 increase in Universal Credit is unlikely before the March budget.[94]
  • With 3.5 million COVID vaccines given, 324,000 in the last 24 hours, Health Secretary Matt Hancock says the UK is "nearly on the home straight".[95]
  • Nadhim Zahawi, the Minister for Vaccine Deployment, says that the UK is averaging 140 vaccinations a minute.[96] Hancock says that half of those aged 80 and over have received a COVID vaccine.[97]

18 January
  • The number of people receiving a COVID vaccine exceeds four million.[98]
  • The House of Commons votes 278–0 to pass a non-binding motion calling for the government to extend the £20 Universal Credit top up beyond 31 March.[99]
  • Figures show that cases of COVID-19 have fallen by a quarter over the preceding week.[100]

19 January
  • A further 1,610 COVID-related deaths are reported, the largest number reported in a single day, taking the total past 90,000 to 91,470.[101][102] The figures do not represent the number of deaths on a particular day, but the number recorded by the government on a particular day, and some occurred previously.[103]
  • Health data shows that the number of COVID cases has fallen by 26.7% over the preceding week.[104]
  • GOV.uk confirms that 4.06 million people have received their first dose of COVID vaccine, with half of those aged over 80 having been vaccinated.[105]
  • Figures from the Office for National Statistics suggest that one in ten had been infected with COVID in the period from the beginning of the outbreak up to December 2020.[106][107]
  • Health Secretary Matt Hancock announces he is self-isolating after receiving an alert from NHS COVID-19 telling him he has come into contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19.[108]
  • A number of criminal justice watchdogs have expressed "grave concerns" over the backlog of cases in England and Wales, where 54,000 cases are waiting to be heard. This means cases from 2020 may not be heard until 2022, and there are fears it could damage the justice system for a number of years.[109]

20 January
  • A further 1,820 deaths are reported of people who died within 28 days of testing positive for COVID-19, the highest daily figure so far, and bringing the total to 93,290. The high number is due to delays in reporting some deaths; at least a quarter of those recorded on this date occurred during the preceding week or earlier.[110][111]
  • A video obtained by the politics website Guido Fawkes shows Home Secretary Priti Patel telling a group of Conservative supporters she was an "advocate" of closing the UK borders in March 2020 as a way of slowing the spread of COVID-19.[112]
  • Travel operator Saga announces that anyone going on one of its cruises in 2021 must be vaccinated against COVID-19.[113]

21 January
  • A further 1,290 deaths are reported within 28 days of testing positive for COVID-19.[114]
  • The latest vaccination figures indicate that almost five million people have received their first dose of COVID vaccine.[115]
  • At a Downing Street Press Conference, Home Secretary Priti Patel announces that fines of £800 for anyone attending a house party of more than 15 people will be introduced in England from the following week.[116]
  • Figures released by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) show that a quarter of COVID-related crimes in the first six months of the pandemic were made up of assaults against emergency workers.[117]

22 January
  • The R number is estimated to be between 0.8 and 1, meaning the epidemic is shrinking, while Office for National Statistics suggest infection levels have either plateaued or are beginning to decline.[118]
  • At a Downing Street press conference, Prime Minister Boris Johnson says early evidence suggests the new COVID variant discovered in the UK may have a higher mortality rate, but that there is huge uncertainty over the figures and vaccination is expected to work.[119]
  • The release date of the 25th James Bond film, No Time to Die, is delayed for a third time because of the COVID outbreak, and will now debut on 8 October 2021.[120]
  • The UK government launches its "Can you look them in the eyes?" ad campaign, featuring doctors, healthcare workers and COVID patients, urging people not to leave home unless for essential reasons.[121]

23 January
  • After Prime Minister Boris Johnson suggested the new variant of COVID may be associated with higher mortality, scientists have played down his comments, with the co-author of a study cited by Johnson saying the strain's greater deadliness remains an "open question".[122]
  • Figures released by the UK government suggest the number of COVID patients on ventilators has passed 4,000 for the first time in the pandemic, with a total of 4,076 on ventilation the previous day.[123]
  • The British Medical Association has called for the time between the first and second doses of Pfizer BioNTech vaccine to be halved from twelve to six weeks, describing the twelve week gap as "difficult to justify".[124]
  • A total of 6,329,968 doses of COVID vaccine have now been administered, with 5.8 million people having received their first dose. But England's Deputy Chief Medical Officer Jonathan Van Tam urges people to stick with the restrictions amid concerns people who have received the vaccine may stop following them.[125]
  • Guernsey enters its second lockdown with immediate effect after four cases of COVID are discovered on the island. The first lockdown was lifted on 11 June 2020 and the island had been free of the virus since then.[126]

24 January
  • Speaking to Sky News, Health Secretary Matt Hancock says he would hope for schools to be open again by Easter, but whether they do or not will depend on the data.[127]
  • Figures show that 491,970 first vaccinations were administered over the most recent 24-hour period, the highest daily figure to date, bringing the total number so far to 6.3 million.[128]
  • Figures show that British employers made plans to cut 795,000 jobs during 2020 because of lockdown, but that job losses slowed towards the end of the year.[129]
  • Health Secretary Matt Hancock announces that 77 cases of the South African variant of COVID have been identified in the UK.[130]
  • The Public and Commercial Services Union urges ministers to act after figures reveal that 500 people at the DVLA in Swansea have contracted COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic.[131]

25 January
  • A further 32 mass vaccination centres are confirmed as opening in the forthcoming week.[132]
  • Labour leader Keir Starmer announces he is self isolating after a recent contact tested positive for Covid-19.[133]
  • Hays Travel announces the closure of 89 of its 353 shops after business was affected by national restrictions.[134]

26 January
  • A further 1,631 deaths reported within 28 days of a positive COVID diagnosis take the total number of deaths recorded by the government past 100,000 to 100,162,[135] though figures released by the Office for National Statistics suggest the 100,000 figure was surpassed in the week to 15 January, when the cumulative number reached 104,000.[136]
  • England's Chief Medical officer, Professor Chris Whitty, suggests the number of daily deaths is likely to come down "relatively slowly".[137]
  • The Opposition Labour Party calls for juries in England and Wales to be cut from twelve members to seven in order to clear the backlog of what it describes as the "gravest crisis" in the legal system since the Second World War.[138]

27 January
  • Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick says the government would almost certainly have handled the pandemic differently with the benefit of hindsight.[139]
  • Prime Minister Boris Johnson tells the House of Commons it will not be possible for schools to return in England after February half-term, but that he is hopeful it can begin to happen from 8 March. A final decision will depend on meeting vaccination targets, and schools will get two weeks notice before returning.[140]
  • People travelling to the UK from countries considered to be COVID hotspots will be required to quarantine in government hotels, it is announced, while anyone wishing to travel abroad will need to prove that they are making an essential trip. Policing will also be increased at air and seaports.[141]
  • An Office for National Statistics study indicates that coughing, fatigue, a sore throat and muscle pain may be more common in people who test positive for the new UK variant of COVID.[142]
  • Ahead of an expected visit to Scotland by Boris Johnson, First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon suggests he should not make the trip as it is not classed as essential travel.[143]

28 January
  • After the European Union urges AstraZeneca to supply it with doses of vaccine from UK plants following a row with the EU over supplies, Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove says there "will be no interruption" to UK vaccine supplies.[144]
  • Large scale UK trials of the Novavax vaccine show it to be 89.9% efficient, and also effective against new variants of the virus.[145]
  • The United Arab Emirates, Burundi and Rwanda are added to the UK's "red list" of countries from where travel to the UK is banned, and takes effect from 1.00pm on Friday 29 January.[146]
  • Public Health England and Prime Minister Boris Johnson give their backing to the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine after Germany recommends it should only be given to people aged 65 and under. PHE describes it as offering "high levels of protection" while Johnson says he is not concerned by Germany's comments.[147]
  • The UK government withdraws a social media stay home advert because it was deemed to be sexist; the ad shows women home schooling children and doing domestic chores, while the only male featured is seen relaxing on a sofa.[148]
  • Figures show that fines for COVID breaches have increased by a third in the latest lockdown.[149]
  • A saliva COVID test developed by LampORE has shown promising results in detecting the virus, and could soon be offered to the public.[150]

29 January

30 January
  • Prime Minister Boris Johnson writes an open letter praising parents for the way they have coped during the pandemic, telling him he is "in awe" of them.[157]
  • Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove says he is "confident" vaccine supplies and the UK's vaccine programme can continue as planned, and that the EU "made a mistake" by triggering emergency provisions in the Brexit agreement.[158]
  • The latest government figures indicate that 8.9 million people have received their first COVID vaccine, with two thirds of those aged 75–79 having received the vaccine, and five out of six of those over 80 having done so.[159]
  • Figures published by the Department of Health and Social Care estimate that measures such as lockdown taken to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic could lead to a further 100,000 non-COVID deaths. These deaths could be from missed cancer operations, job losses and people struggling with their mental health during lockdown, the figures suggest.[160]

31 January
  • This date marks one year since the United Kingdom recorded its first domestic cases of COVID-19.[161]
  • The latest figures show that 598,389 people received their first COVID vaccination on 30 January, the highest daily figure so far, bringing the number vaccinated so far to 8,977,329.[162][163]
  • Fundraiser and World War II veteran Captain Sir Tom Moore is admitted to hospital after testing positive for COVID-19.[164][165]
  • Following the COVID vaccine dispute, AstraZeneca agrees to supply the European Union with an extra nine million doses of its vaccine during the first quarter of 2021.[166][167]

1 February
  • Health Secretary Matt Hancock confirms that around 80,000 residents over the age of 16 in areas of Surrey, London, Kent, Hertfordshire, Southport and Walsall are to be asked to take tests for the South African COVID-19 variant after 11 cases were identified that could not be linked to travel.[168]
  • Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirms he will outline details for easing restrictions on 22 February, and says he is "optimistic" that people will be able to have summer holidays in 2021.[169] But he warns that although there are signs lockdown is working, it is too early to "take your foot off the throat of the beast" by easing restrictions.[170]
  • The government orders an extra 40 million doses of VLA2001, a vaccine from French biotech company Valneva SE, for availability later in the year and into 2022.[171]
  • The Isle of Man government lifts lockdown restrictions after the island has 20 days without any COVID cases. Shops, pubs and restaurants are allowed to reopen, while social distancing rules are scrapped. The Isle of Man is the only part of the British Isles to be free of COVID regulations.[172]

2 February
  • Public Health England says the Kent variant, itself a mutation of COVID-19, has mutated again, and is investigating "worrying" new genetic changes. Tests show cases of the new strain have a mutation called E484K that is present in the South Africa variant.[173]
  • The UK has now administered 10 million doses of COVID vaccine, a figure that includes 9.6 million first vaccinations.[173]
  • The UK records 16,840 COVID cases, the lowest daily figure since 9 December.[173]
  • Captain Sir Tom Moore dies aged 100 after testing positive for COVID-19.[174]
  • A study, yet to be published, suggests that a single dose of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine could lead to a "substantial" fall in the spread of COVID, and is 76% effective in the three months before the second dose is given.[175]

3 February
  • Health Secretary Matt Hancock describes the results of a study into the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine as "absolutely superb".[176]
  • The team behind the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine say a new version capable of tackling COVID variants will be ready in the autumn if required.[177]
  • Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty says the UK is "on a downward slope of cases, hospitalizations and deaths", as the number of people receiving their first COVID vaccination passes 10 million.[178]
  • Tributes continue to be paid to Captain Sir Tom Moore; the UK government says his memory will be marked "properly and appropriately",[179] while a national clap is staged for him at 6.00pm.[180]
  • Ryanair is ordered to remove a "misleading" advert concerning the COVID-19 vaccine by the Advertising Standards Authority that encouraged people to book flights with the airline, claiming passengers could "Jab & Go". The ASA has received 2,370 complaints about the ads, the third highest number of complaints received by them concerning an ad campaign.[181]

4 February
  • The National Immunisation Schedule Evaluation Consortium launches a trial to determine whether giving different COVID vaccines for first and second vaccinations could provide better protection, and involves 800 volunteers.[182]
  • The Bank of England forecasts that the UK economy will shrink by 4.2% in the first three months of 2021, but then bounce back strongly as a result of society being able to open up again because of the COVID-19 vaccination programme.[183]
  • The UK government confirms 15 February as the start date for the hotel quarantine scheme that will require anyone returning from countries on the "red list" to quarantine at a government designated hotel for ten days at their own expense.[184]
  • Leading health charities urge the government to extend the extra £20 benefit for Universal Credit claimants beyond 31 March.[185]

5 February
  • The R number is estimated to be between 0.7 and 1 as figures from the Office for National Statistics show evidence that COVID cases in the UK are falling.[186]
  • Health Secretary Matt Hancock announces a target to offer all adults over the age of 50 a first COVID vaccination by the end of May.[187]
  • In a conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Boris Johnson discusses collaboration between the British and French governments to tackle COVID-19.[188]
  • Chancellor Rishi Sunak announces that small businesses will have longer to repay government sponsored loans taken out to protect them against the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The time period to repay these loans will be extended from six to ten years.[189]

See also

References
  1. "Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the UK". UK government COVID-19 Web site.
  2. "About this Research". ZOE. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  3. "COVID Symptom Study". ZOE. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  4. "Happy New Year! UK rings in 2021 amid Covid-limited celebrations". LBC. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  5. "Hundreds of incidents reported as police break up NYE parties defying COVID rules". LBC. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  6. "Covid: Illegal New Year party at Essex church broken up". 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  7. "Covid-19: New variant 'raises R number by up to 0.7'". 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  8. "Covid: 'Nail-biting' weeks ahead for NHS, hospitals in England warn". 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  9. Sansome, Jessica (1 January 2021). "Another 613 people die with coronavirus in the UK". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  10. "Hospitals across UK 'must prepare for Covid surge', senior doctor warns". 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  11. "Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine arrives at hospitals". Retrieved 2 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  12. "Coronavirus: BMJ urges NYT to correct vaccine 'mixing' article". 2 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  13. "Coronavirus: Medics complain of 'bureaucracy' in bid to join Covid vaccine effort". 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  14. "UK records over 50,000 new Covid-19 cases for sixth consecutive day". LBC. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  15. de Quetteville, Harry. (15 January 2021). "UK hospitals have been relatively empty compared to Europe – so why is the NHS struggling?". The Telegraph website Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  16. "Coronavirus vaccine: PM expects 'tens of millions' of jabs by April". 3 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  17. "Tesco and Boots offer help with Covid-19 vaccine rollout". LBC. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  18. "Covid: Cardiff Central MP Jo Stevens in hospital with virus". 3 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  19. "Covid: Brian Pinker, 82, first to get Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine". 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  20. "Police arrest MP over 'Covid rule breach'". 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  21. "Covid: New lockdown for England as cases surge". BBC News. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  22. "Covid in Scotland: Scots ordered to stay at home in new lockdown". BBC News. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  23. "COVID-19 alert level: update from the UK Chief Medical Officers". GOV.UK. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  24. "Covid-19: UK daily coronavirus cases top 60,000 for first time". BBC. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  25. "1.3 million in UK have had their Covid vaccine". 5 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  26. "Covid-19: 1.3m vaccinated, help for firms, and Joe Wicks' PE returns". 5 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  27. "Government offers firms new grants to survive lockdown". 5 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  28. "GPs told to 'stand down' routine care and prioritise Covid vaccinations". 5 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  29. Donnelly, Laura; Roberts, Lizzie; Bodkin, Henry (6 January 2021). "Exclusive: GPs told to 'stand down' routine care and focus on Covid vaccinations". Retrieved 7 January 2021 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  30. "BBC to put lessons on TV during lockdown". 5 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  31. "TalkRadio: YouTube reverses decision to ban channel". 5 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  32. "Covid lockdown: Joe Wicks online PE classes to return next week". 5 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  33. "Happy Mondays star Bez in bid to rival Joe Wicks with lockdown fitness classes". 9 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  34. Sansome, Jessica (5 January 2021). "Covid restrictions might be needed next winter to control the virus". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  35. "Covid-19: UK records more than a thousand virus deaths". BBC. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  36. "Covid-19: Virus patients top 30,000 and teacher grades to replace exams". 6 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  37. de Quetteville, Harry (15 January 2021). "UK hospitals have been relatively empty compared to Europe – so why is the NHS struggling?"". The Telegraph. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  38. "McDonald's pauses walk-in takeaways in lockdown". 6 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  39. "Lockdown: Clap for Carers to return as Clap for Heroes". 6 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  40. "Fake NHS vaccine messages sent in banking fraud scam". 6 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  41. "Two more life-saving Covid drugs discovered". 7 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  42. "Muted response as Clap for Heroes returns". 7 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  43. "National Express to suspend all services". 7 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  44. "Covid tests for Channel hauliers to continue 'until further notice'". 7 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  45. "Covid-19: Boris Johnson makes daily jab pledge as Army helps rollout". 7 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  46. "Moderna becomes third Covid vaccine approved in the UK". 8 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  47. "Covid-19: 'Major incident' declared by London Mayor Sadiq Khan". 8 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  48. "Covid cases 'up almost a third in week after Christmas'". 8 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  49. "Covid: R number could be as high as 1.4". ITV News. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  50. "UK records deadliest day of pandemic so far as death toll rises by 1,325". ITV News. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  51. "U.K. Reports Highest Number of Virus Deaths as Strain Spreads". BloombergQuint. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  52. Brewis, Harriet (8 January 2021). "Chris Whitty fronts new advert urging public to 'stay at home'". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  53. "Covid: UK reports more than 80,000 deaths". 9 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  54. "ROI to ask British travellers for negative Covid test". 5 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  55. "Covid: UK travel curbs to keep out South Africa variant". 7 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  56. "Covid-19: Queen and Prince Philip receive vaccinations". 9 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  57. "Coronavirus: Company's apology after £5,000 vaccine offer". 9 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  58. "Covid-19: 'Eye of the storm' lockdown warning as cases rise". BBC News. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  59. "'Every adult to be offered vaccine by autumn'". BBC News. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  60. "Covid-19: Hancock warns flexing of rules 'could be fatal'". 10 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  61. "Covid-19: Priti Patel defends police lockdown fines". 10 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  62. "Young people may have to stay in lockdown until vaccinated, expert suggests". LBC. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  63. "Online retailer Ocado warns of shortages as suppliers cut choice". 10 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  64. "Covid: The truth behind videos of 'empty' hospitals". 11 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  65. "Covid: 'Most dangerous time' of the pandemic, says Prof Whitty". 11 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  66. "Covid: UK at 'worst point' of pandemic, says Hancock". 11 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  67. "UK economy 'to get worse before it gets better'". 11 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  68. "Retail sales in 2020 'worst for 25 years'". 12 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  69. "Covid: Morrisons and Sainsbury's ban maskless shoppers". 11 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  70. "Covid: Eyesight risk warning from lockdown screen time". 12 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  71. "Covid-19: UAE dropped from UK travel corridor list". 11 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  72. "Covid: Play your part in fight against virus, says Patel". 12 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  73. "Tesco, Asda and Waitrose ban shoppers without face masks". 12 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  74. "Covid: UK reports record 1,564 daily deaths". 14 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  75. Knapton, Sarah (13 January 2021). "UK records highest reported coronavirus deaths figure of 1,564". Retrieved 15 January 2021 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  76. "Call for better coronavirus masks for all medical staff". 13 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  77. "Covid-19: New test rule for England arrivals pushed back to Monday". 14 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  78. "Covid Brazilian variant sparks South America travel ban". 14 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  79. "Covid-19: Insurance fears stop care homes taking patients". 14 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  80. "Boris Johnson warned 'lift lockdown or face leadership challenge'". LBC. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  81. "Northern Tory MPs pile pressure on Rishi Sunak for more Covid-19 support". LBC. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  82. "NHS staff protest outside Downing Street during Clap for Heroes". LBC. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  83. "Covid-19: Early signs of lockdown restrictions working". 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  84. "Covid: UK to close all travel corridors from Monday". 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  85. "Insurers must pay many small firms for Covid lockdown losses". 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  86. "Toby Young: Telegraph coronavirus column 'significantly misleading'". 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  87. "Covid-19: Protect us from unlawful killing charges - medics". 16 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  88. "Covid: 'Urgent' aviation support plea over travel curbs". 16 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  89. "Brazilian Covid strain 'real cause for concern', Professor Neil Ferguson tells LBC". LBC. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  90. "Covid: UK staycation boom predicted once lockdown lifts". 16 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  91. "Covid-19: Rise in suspected child abuse cases after lockdown". 16 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  92. "Covid: Church of England services hit by pandemic". 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  93. "Coronavirus: Concerns over bosses breaking Covid safety rules". 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  94. "Universal Credit: Benefit increase only 'temporary', says Raab". 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  95. "Matt Hancock says UK is 'nearly on the home straight' of Covid pandemic". LBC. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  96. "UK averaging '140 jabs a minute' as more Covid vaccination centres due to open". LBC. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  97. "Half of all over 80s have now received a Covid vaccine". LBC. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  98. "Covid-19: Four million in UK get their first vaccine". 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  99. "Universal credit: MPs urge PM to keep £20 benefit 'lifeline'". 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  100. "'Don't end up like us, please'". Retrieved 19 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  101. "Covid: UK records new daily high of 1,610 deaths". 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  102. "UK records highest daily deaths since pandemic began with further 1,610". ITV News. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  103. "COVID-19: UK records 1,610 more coronavirus deaths - highest on single day since outbreak began". Sky News. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  104. O'Mahony, Daniel (19 January 2021). "UK coronavirus deaths rise by 1,610 in new daily high - but cases down". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  105. "More than 4 million people receive first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in UK". GOV.UK. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  106. "Covid: Positive antibody tests doubled since autumn". 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  107. "1 in 8 people in England has had coronavirus, new figures show". LBC. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  108. "Covid: Health secretary Matt Hancock self-isolating after app alert". 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  109. "Covid and the courts: 'Grave concerns' for justice, warn watchdogs". 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  110. "Covid: UK reports 1,820 deaths as Johnson warns tough weeks to come". 20 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  111. "COVID-19: 1,820 more coronavirus deaths in UK - highest number reported on a single day". Sky News. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  112. "Coronavirus: Priti Patel says UK should have closed borders in March 2020". 20 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  113. "Saga cruises says all customers must be vaccinated". 20 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  114. "Covid: House party-goers face £800 fines in England, Patel says". BBC News. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  115. "COVID-19 vaccine: Record daily number of jabs given, as new UK death figures revealed". Sky News. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  116. "Covid: £800 house party fines to be introduced in England". 21 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  117. "Covid: Assaults on emergency workers 'most common' virus-related crimes". 21 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  118. "Coronavirus: UK R number 'between 0.8 and 1'". 22 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  119. "Coronavirus: UK variant 'may be more deadly'". 22 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  120. "Covid: James Bond film No Time To Die delayed for third time". 22 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  121. "Patients and NHS workers urge public to stay home in powerful new ad". The Independent. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  122. "Covid: 'More deadly' UK variant claim played down by scientists". 23 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  123. "Covid: Number of patients on ventilators passes 4,000 for first time". 23 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  124. "Covid: Gap between Pfizer vaccine doses should be halved, say doctors". 23 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  125. "Jonathan Van Tam urges caution as Covid vaccine rollout ramps up". LBC. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  126. "Covid: Guernsey enters lockdown after new cases". 23 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  127. Howie, Michael (24 January 2021). "Matt Hancock: I hope Covid-hit schools can reopen by Easter". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  128. "491,970 Covid vaccines given in one day as death toll rises by 610". LBC. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  129. "Firms planned record 800,000 redundancies last year". 24 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  130. "South Africa coronavirus variant: 77 cases found in UK". 24 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  131. "Covid: DVLA staff in Swansea 'scared to enter the workplace'". 24 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  132. "The full list of mass Covid-19 vaccination centres in the UK". inews.co.uk. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  133. "Coronavirus: Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer self-isolates for third time". 25 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  134. "Covid: Hays Travel to close 89 shops as lockdown delays 'bounce back'". 25 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  135. "Covid deaths: 'Hard to compute sorrow' of 100,000 milestone - PM". 26 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  136. "Covid: UK virus deaths exceed 100,000 since pandemic began". 26 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  137. "Covid-19: UK deaths likely to come down slowly, Whitty warns". 26 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  138. "Coronavirus: Cut jury size to clear courts backlog - Labour". 26 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  139. "Minister admits government would have handled Covid differently with hindsight". The Independent. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  140. "Covid-19: England's schools will not reopen before March". 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  141. "Covid: Would-be travellers must prove journey is essential - Patel". 27 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  142. "Covid-19: Cough, fatigue, sore throat 'more common' with new variant". 27 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  143. "Covid in Scotland: Nicola Sturgeon says Boris Johnson visit 'not essential' travel". 27 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  144. "Covid: UK vaccine supplies 'won't be interrupted' - Gove". 28 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  145. "Covid-19: Novavax vaccine shows 89% efficacy in UK trials". 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  146. "Covid-19: UAE among countries added to UK's travel ban list". 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  147. "Covid: UK experts back AstraZeneca jab amid Germany ruling". 28 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  148. "Coronavirus: Government withdraws 'sexist' Stay Home advert". 28 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  149. "Covid-19: Fines increase during third national lockdown". 28 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  150. "Covid-19: No-swab saliva test finds symptomless cases". 28 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  151. "Covid vaccine: Single-dose jab 66% effective". 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  152. "Covid infections remain high but stable". 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  153. "Covid remains 'dangerously high' with latest R value in UK between 0.7 and 1.1". ITV News. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  154. "EU vaccine export row: Bloc backtracks on controls for NI". 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  155. "Brexit: EU introduces controls on vaccines to NI". 29 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  156. "Britain's Got Talent postponed until 2022 over Covid safety fears". 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  157. "Covid: Boris Johnson 'in awe' of pandemic parents". 30 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  158. "Covid: EU 'made a mistake' over vaccines, Gove says". 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  159. "Two in three 75-to-79-year-olds have had first vaccine jab - Hancock". LBC. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  160. "UK lockdowns 'could lead to 100,000 non-Covid deaths'". 30 January 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  161. "One year of Covid-19: A timeline of the coronavirus pandemic". LBC. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  162. O'Reilly, Luke (31 January 2021). "UK vaccinates almost 600,000 people in single day for first time". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  163. "Covid-19: Record day for UK vaccinations as total nears 9m". 31 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  164. "Captain Sir Tom Moore admitted to hospital with Covid-19". LBC. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  165. "Covid-19: Captain Sir Tom Moore in hospital with coronavirus". 31 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  166. "AstraZeneca agrees to give EU extra nine million doses of Covid vaccine". LBC. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  167. "Covid: EU and AstraZeneca in 'step forward' on vaccines". 31 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  168. "Coronavirus: UK must 'come down hard' on South African variant". 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  169. "Covid: Boris Johnson 'optimistic' about summer holiday prospects". 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  170. "PM: Signs lockdown is working but too early to 'take foot off throat of the beast'". LBC. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  171. "Covid-19: UK orders extra 40m doses of Valneva vaccine". BBC News. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  172. "Covid-19: Isle of Man ends second lockdown". 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  173. "UK finds more coronavirus cases with 'concerning' mutations". 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  174. "Captain Sir Tom Moore: 'National inspiration' dies with Covid-19". 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  175. "Oxford vaccine could substantially cut spread". 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  176. "Covid-19: Study showing Oxford vaccine slows virus spread 'superb' - Hancock". 3 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  177. "Covid: New Oxford vaccine 'ready by the autumn' to tackle mutations". 3 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  178. "U.K. Has Passed Peak of Covid Surge, With 10 Million Vaccinated". 3 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021 – via www.bloomberg.com.
  179. "Captain Sir Tom Moore: UK must 'mark the memory' of NHS charity fundraiser". 3 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  180. "Captain Sir Tom Moore: Nation claps for NHS fundraiser". 3 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  181. "Ryanair rapped over 'misleading' Covid adverts". 3 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  182. "Covid trial in UK examines mixing different vaccines". 4 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  183. "Bank of England: Economy to rebound strongly due to vaccine". 4 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  184. "Covid: UK hotel quarantine to start on 15 February". 4 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  185. "Ending benefit lifeline risks health of millions, medics say". 4 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  186. "Covid: Virus cases show clear signs of fall in most of UK". 5 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  187. "Covid: All over-50s in UK to be offered vaccine by May". 5 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  188. "Boris Johnson and Emmanuel Macron discuss Covid-19 collaboration". 5 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  189. "Rishi Sunak offers more help to 1.4m firms repaying Covid loans". 5 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.