Britain announced complusory quarantine for incoming travellers from high-risk countries and enhanced enforcement of its ban on travel for holidaymakers on Wednesday, as the country seeks to reduce Covid-19 infections during its vaccination campaign.
Travellers arriving in the UK from 22 high-risk Covid-19 countries will have to spend 10 days in government-provided accommodation, Interior Minister Priti Patel announced.
The "managed isolation process" would be at the travellers' expense and police checks on arrivals from elsewhere will be increased to ensure people comply with the regulations.
"It is clear that there are still too many people coming in and out of our country each day," Ms Patel said.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday that England would stay in a national lockdown for at least another six weeks, with schools closed and border quarantine rules coming into force.
A day after the British death toll passed 100,000, Mr Johnson said the government would review the impact of pandemic measures and the effectiveness of the vaccine programme in mid-February.
But March 8 would be the soonest that restrictions could begin to be eased and schools fully reopened, he said, and some rules will be tightened.
Production of the UK's Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine was disrupted on Wednesday after the discovery of suspect package outside its main manufacturing plant.
But management said later the parcel had been made safe and production schedules would not be disrupted.
AstraZeneca was locked in a bitter dispute with the EU as the bloc's health commissioner demanded the company divert UK production to Europe to make up for shortfalls in its delivery schedule.
Key facilities
- Olympic-size swimming pool with a split bulkhead for multi-use configurations, including water polo and 50m/25m training lanes
- Premier League-standard football pitch
- 400m Olympic running track
- NBA-spec basketball court with auditorium
- 600-seat auditorium
- Spaces for historical and cultural exploration
- An elevated football field that doubles as a helipad
- Specialist robotics and science laboratories
- AR and VR-enabled learning centres
- Disruption Lab and Research Centre for developing entrepreneurial skills
FINAL SCORES
Fujairah 130 for 8 in 20 overs
(Sandy Sandeep 29, Hamdan Tahir 26 no, Umair Ali 2-15)
Sharjah 131 for 8 in 19.3 overs
(Kashif Daud 51, Umair Ali 20, Rohan Mustafa 2-17, Sabir Rao 2-26)
What is hepatitis?
Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver, which can lead to fibrosis (scarring), cirrhosis or liver cancer.
There are 5 main hepatitis viruses, referred to as types A, B, C, D and E.
Hepatitis C is mostly transmitted through exposure to infective blood. This can occur through blood transfusions, contaminated injections during medical procedures, and through injecting drugs. Sexual transmission is also possible, but is much less common.
People infected with hepatitis C experience few or no symptoms, meaning they can live with the virus for years without being diagnosed. This delay in treatment can increase the risk of significant liver damage.
There are an estimated 170 million carriers of Hepatitis C around the world.
The virus causes approximately 399,000 fatalities each year worldwide, according to WHO.
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In numbers
1,000 tonnes of waste collected daily:
- 800 tonnes converted into alternative fuel
- 150 tonnes to landfill
- 50 tonnes sold as scrap metal
800 tonnes of RDF replaces 500 tonnes of coal
Two conveyor lines treat more than 350,000 tonnes of waste per year
25 staff on site
