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- Isolation after contact with Covid 19 case could be cut to seven days study
Self-isolation time after contact with a confirmed coronavirus case could potentially be reduced to seven days without raising the risk of onward transmission, a new study suggests. The research, which accounts for infected people’s potential viral load and the sensitivity of Covid-19 tests, estimates people who test negative after seven… - Cristiano Ronaldo becomes all time leading scorer with 760th career goal
Cristiano Ronaldo was recognised as football’s all-time leading goalscorer after firing Juventus to Italian Super Cup glory against Napoli. Portugal international Ronaldo registered the 760th strike of a remarkable career in the 64th minute to help reigning Serie A champions Juve claim the trophy with a 2-0 win.. - PM warns more lives will be lost as UK records deadliest day of pandemic
More people will lose their lives in the coronavirus outbreak, Boris Johnson has warned, after the UK saw its deadliest day in the pandemic. Official figures showed that January 12 saw the highest number of deaths take place on a single day – with 1,110 Covid-19 fatalities, surpassing the previous… - Hundreds evacuated from homes overnight as Storm Christoph causes flooding
Hundreds of people were told to leave their homes overnight as Storm Christoph caused widespread flooding across the UK.. - Biden sworn in as US President
Joe Biden has been sworn in as the 46th president of the United States.. - Congratulations and well wishes offered to Biden and Harris
Messages of congratulations have been sent as Joe Biden is sworn in as US President. - Its been a great honour says Trump as he leaves White House
Donald Trump pumped his fist and waved as he departed the White House on Marine One on Wednesday for the last time as US president.. - Scientists warn Covid deaths will continue to rise after record daily toll
Deaths from coronavirus will continue to rise for some days to come, scientists have warned after the UK recorded its highest daily death toll since the pandemic began. Officials believe there are signs the various lockdown measures in place around the country are having an effect as the vaccines are… - Donald Trump wishes good luck to new administration ahead of handover of power
President Donald Trump trumpeted his administration’s accomplishments and wished his successor luck in a farewell video as he spent his final full day in office preparing to issue a flurry of pardons in a near-deserted White House, surrounded by an extraordinary security presence outside.. - One in eight people in England has had Covid 19 new figures suggest
An estimated one in eight people in England had had Covid-19 by December last year, up from one in 11 in November, new figures show. Antibody data on infection in private households suggests that one in 10 in Wales had also been infected by December, alongside one in 13 in…