Are Brits beginning to rebel against the 'pingdemic'? Official figures show that almost a quarter of the 250,000 people contacted by Test and Trace two weeks ago refused to disclose their recent close contacts.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has sent out a firm warning to unvaccinated Filipinos that they will be confined to their homes by the authorities, adding that "for all I care, you can die anytime".
The campaign to "cajole" young people into getting vaccinated against Covid has continued today, with Transport Secretary Grant Shapps warning that "if they want to travel internationally again", they must get 'jabbed'.
Covid cases are falling in every English local authority, with 31,117 cases reported today, down by more than a fifth on last Thursday.
Students will have to wait until September to find out whether they need to be vaccinated against Covid to attend university lectures and to live in halls, according to Dominic Raab.
Another week, another record in the number of people told to self-isolate by the NHS Covid app. In the week up to July 21st, 689,313 'pings' were sent out by the app – an increase of 11.4% increase on the week before.
Netflix has announced that key cast and crew will have to show proof of Covid vaccination on TV and film productions, but actor Sean Penn says he won't work unless all staff – not just those deemed 'key' – are 'jabbed'.
Children as young as 12 in France who have not been vaccinated against Covid will be booted out of school for seven days if a classmate tests positive for the virus while 'jabbed' pupils will be allowed to stay.
Tottenham Hotspur has become the first Premier League club to announce they will be trialing vaccine passports ahead of the new season. A negative test will suffice though this is not included in plans for future passes.
Less than three months after Joe Biden told vaccinated Americans they had reached the "finish line" as far as mask-wearing was concerned, the CDC has instructed them to put their masks back on when indoors.
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