The Biden administration is not planning on imposing a vaccine mandate and will not keep track of those who have been vaccinated, but it will allow business, colleges and universities to demand proof of vaccination.
Debenhams will close the doors of its remaining U.K. stores for the final time this weekend because of lockdown, bringing more than 240 years of retail history to an end.
Some schools are ignoring the change in the Government's guidelines and will continue to instruct children to wear face masks in the classroom, despite the Department for Education saying they have no right to do so.
While Brits continue to profess to being compliant with Covid measures, most would be put off going to large events if they had to spend hours in spaced-apart queues and wear masks throughout, according to new ONS data.
Nearly one in five pregnant women are being forced to wear a face mask during labour, according to research by the charity Pregnant Then Screwed.
The Government's domestic vaccine passport plans could be scaled back further as a review on the scheme later this month is expected to report that certification will not be needed at cinemas, theatres and restaurants.
Lindsay Hoyle, the Speaker of the Commons, hopes to speed up the reopening of the House so that Parliament may return to normal sooner than was previously anticipated.
As if the Government's travel "green list" wasn't limited enough, Portugal may not lift its ban on European tourists until at least May 30th – two weeks after travel restrictions are eased in Britain.
The risk of developing erectile dysfunction is the latest reason that we should all do our best to avoid catching Covid, according to a medical student working on a new study of just four men.
The CDC says that Americans can stop wearing face mask indoors. The loosening of restrictions comes, as always, with a range of snags – not least the fact that they only apply to those who are fully vaccinated.
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