Some workers in devastated industries in Britain are finding solace and using their old skills as coronavirus testers, contact-tracing callers and hospital housekeeping workers.
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Captain Tom, Who Raised Millions for U.K. Health Workers, Hospitalized With Covid-19
Tom Moore, 100, raised $40 million in the spring by walking laps in his garden. He was admitted to a hospital on Sunday with the coronavirus, his daughter said.
Vaccine Rollout Gives U.K. a Rare Win in the Pandemic
“Vaccination is the one thing we’ve gotten right”: How a country that botched so much of its pandemic response has managed one of the fastest distributions in the world.
Vaccine Rollout Gives U.K. a Rare Win in Battling Pandemic
“Vaccination is the one thing we’ve gotten right.” How a country that botched so much of its pandemic response has managed one of the fastest rollouts in the world.
U.K. Hospitals Struggle to Cope With a New Coronavirus Variant
Hospitals are straining to cope with a new coronavirus variant, despite warnings last year that more preparations were needed for an expected surge of cases in the winter.
In U.K. Hospitals, a Desperate Battle Against a Threat Many Saw Coming
Hospitals are straining to cope with a new coronavirus variant, despite warnings last year that more preparations were needed for an expected surge of cases in the winter.
As Britain Enters a Crisis Period, a Reprieve of Sorts for Johnson
The public health threat of the new coronavirus variant has stilled the British prime minister’s critics and offered a chance to redeem past failures.
Crisis in U.K. Over Coronavirus Variant Gives Leader a Political Reprieve
The public health threat of the new coronavirus variant has stilled the British prime minister’s critics and offered a chance to redeem past failures.
As Britain Enters a Crisis Period, a Reprieve of Sorts for Johnson
The public health threat of the new coronavirus variant has stilled the British prime minister’s critics and offered a chance to redeem past failures.
U.K. Coronavirus Surge Surpasses Spring Peak as Lockdown Choices Loom
Facing record case and hospital numbers and a threatening variant strain, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is under pressure to shut schools and reimpose national restrictions, measures he once decried.