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Despite a world-leading vaccine programme, the United Arab Emirates is struggling to contain surging coronavirus infections, driven in part by reluctance to shut down its vital tourism sector. The UAE announced on Tuesday it had administered a total of two million vaccine doses, including to over one percent of its population in the past week. The country is now leading the world in the speed of its roll-out, according to Dr Said Al Dhaheri, spokesman for the UAE’s National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority. With nearly 21 percent of the UAE’s population of 10 million having received a first jab, only Israel has vaccinated a higher proportion of its people. But infection rates in the UAE have nearly tripled in the past month, with authorities reporting 3,506 new cases on Wednesday, the ninth day of record high infections. Six new deaths were reported, increasing the country’s toll to 762. The spiking cases have alarmed the UK enough for it to close its travel corridor to the popular holiday destination, meaning those returning from the UAE must now self-isolate for 10 days. The restriction is a particular blow for the tourism-dependent emirate of Dubai, which is home to about 240,000 British expatriates. Since reopening for tourism last July, the emirate has billed itself as the perfect pandemic holiday destination. With Emirates flying five daily flights to Heathrow, aviation data analysis firm OAG reported that London to Dubai was the busiest air traffic route worldwide in the first week of January. Beach clubs are advertising pool parties with DJs and restaurants are hosting unlimited food and drink brunches. Hotel occupancy rates reached 71 percent in December, according to data provider STR. But the cost of staying open meant that the more contagious strain of the coronavirus, first detected in the UK in mid-December, had arrived in the UAE by the end of last year. The UK’s decision to remove the UAE from the travel corridor – made “following a significant increase in both the level and pace of change in confirmed cases” – will hit Dubai hard, experts said. "Brits make up such an important proportion of tourists and investors in Dubai," David Tarsh, spokesman for travel data-analysis firm ForwardKeys, told the Associated Press. "Cutting that pipeline... is a complete disaster for the city." When the UAE launched its national vaccination campaign in December, it hoped a speedy roll-out could contain the outbreak. “Vaccination is our choice to triumph over the virus and recover as soon as possible," the Minister of Health and Prevention AbdulRahman bin Mohammed Al Owais said in a statement on Wednesday. Using both the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine and the Pfizer-BioNTech version, the government aims to have vaccinated half the population by the end of March. In the meantime it has implemented other measures to contain the outbreak, including requiring government employees who have not yet received two doses of the vaccine to take a PCR test weekly. Last week, Abu Dhabi started phase three clinical trials of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine. The UAE currently ranks fifth worldwide for vaccine availability, after the UK, US, China and Israel, Dr Al Dhaheri said.
Two controversial figures forced to stand down as federal government set for reboot
The warning came as the UK reported a record number of daily deaths for the second time in a week.
Israel has warned that the vaccine could drop to 33% effectiveness after the first dose, while the UK continues to wait weeks before providing the booster jab.
The “Palace Four” will reveal whether the Duchess of Sussex gave private information to the authors of Finding Freedom, indirectly or otherwise, they have confirmed. The four, who were among the Duchess’s closest and most senior royal aides, insisted they would remain “strictly neutral” and had no interest in helping either side in her legal action against the Mail on Sunday. In a letter lodged with the High Court on their behalf, Samantha Cohen, her former private secretary, Christian Jones, former deputy communications secretary, Jason Knauf, former communications secretary and Sara Latham, former communications director, said they would also provide evidence about the creation of the letter Meghan sent to her father, as well as the draft, and whether she expected it to be made public. The prospect of new information could deal a blow to the Duchess’s attempt to have the case decided without a trial. Antony White QC, for Associated Newspapers, owner of the Mail on Sunday, said the four could clearly “shed light” on the issues at stake, noting that the case “cried out” for further investigation. “The evidential picture at trial is likely to be very different from the one presently before the court,” he added.
‘There is a complete refusal at the highest levels to grant permission for second doses before 12 weeks’
“It’s time for boldness”
US politicians have ‘promoted and executed series of crazy moves which have gravely interfered in China’s internal affairs, undermined China’s interests, offended Chinese people, and seriously disrupted China-US relations,’ Chinese Foreign Ministry says
Standard investigation: People have secured illicit jabs through links meant for NHS staff and vulnerable
Parents on lower incomes are more likely to find this period of school closures more difficult than the first, report finds.
Former Prime Minister Theresa May has accused Boris Johnson of “abandoning” Britain’s “moral leadership”. Mrs May wrote an article in the Daily Mail to mark the inauguration of Joe Biden as US President. In her article, she criticised again Mr Johnson’s threat to break international law over Brexit and his decision to cut the overseas aid budged below 0.7% of national income. This comes just a few months after the Prime Minister was criticised for leaving the House of Commons as his predecessor began speaking. Mrs May also said that Mr Biden’s presidency represented a “golden opportunity” for Britain.
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Rupert Murdoch has carried out a shake-up of Fox News, with some senior staff fired, amid reports the cable TV network lost viewers following its decision to call the state of Arizona for Joe Biden on Election Day. Bill Sammon, 62, Fox News Channel’s senior vice president who oversaw its “decision desk” on November 3, this week announced he would be taking retirement. Some 20 other staff members have been fired, including Chris Stirewalt, the veteran politics editor who was the onscreen face of the Arizona call, which enraged the Trump campaign and altered the narrative of election night media coverage. According to the Washington Post, Mr Murdoch told colleagues that the way Fox handled the call caused reputational damage and drove away some of Donald Trump’s most ardent supporters. Some of its more opinionated hosts, including Maria Bartiromo, who has called the election “fraudulent”, and Brian Kilmeade, have also been given primetime 7pm slots, replacing the usual news programming as part of wider shift toward conservative-leaning punditry.
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The youngest and oldest pupils will return to classrooms first once schools reopen, under plans being considered by the SNP. John Swinney, the education secretary, said on Wednesday that it was likely that there would be a “phased” return for pupils once face-to-face teaching resumes. He revealed that this could mean very young primary pupils returning first, along with older secondary pupils who have upcoming qualifications. Special schools could also be allowed to welcome back pupils sooner. Although exams have been cancelled this year, pupils still need to be assessed through coursework and by their teachers.
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The UK is bracing itself as Storm Christoph continues to cause chaos across large parts of the country.Major incidents have already been declared in Greater Manchester and South Yorkshire amid amber and yellow weather warnings for the storm, which could also bring snow to northern areas.More than 120mm of rain has already fallen in parts of the country, with 123.4mm at Honister Pass in Cumbria in the 24 hours up to 6am on Wednesday.Nearby Seathwaite saw the second-highest total, with 107.2mm, and some isolated spots could see up to 200mm, the Met Office said.Almost the whole of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland are subject to yellow weather warnings for rain until midday on Thursday, with a more serious amber warning stretching from the East Midlands to the Lake District.The amber alert warns of the risk of flooding and deep floodwaters which could pose a risk to life, and there are further yellow warnings for snow and ice in Scotland.Met Office forecaster Grahame Madge described Christoph as “quite a slow-moving system” which is bringing “a variety of weather” to the UK.Fifty flood warnings have been issued across England, with 175 less severe flood alerts.
The presenter accused the government of attempting to blame the British public for a rise in coronavirus cases.
Added security detail will be deployed for six more months, and cost tax payers millions
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