UK All-Party Parliamentary Group calls for ‘urgent clarity’ new restrictions; Chile to loosen restrictions for those vaccinated against Covid-19; US ‘travellers should avoid all travel to Japan,’ says CDC
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Ben Glaze at the Mirror here with a succinct summing up of why the issue of quiet government advice to restrict local travel in England is forefront in the media this morning.
Isn’t the point about the #coronavirus guidance for certain areas being quietly changed that part of the lockdown easing – non-essential travel in and out of areas – is being reversed, when the PM said the relaxations would be “cautious and irreversible”?
The Victorian government is looking at opening up the vaccine rollout to those under 50 who are currently ineligible, as the state has reinforced rules stopping people ineligible from getting the Covid-19 vaccine from turning up to hubs to get their first dose.
On Sunday, Guardian Australia reported that due to the low number of people in eligible categories getting vaccinated at the mass vaccination hubs in Victoria, people who were not currently eligible to receive the Covid-19 vaccine were able to get their first shot of AstraZeneca by turning up and explaining they still wanted to be vaccinated.
Related: Victoria turns away under-50s trying to get Covid jab at vaccination hubs
