Peterborough Coronavirus (COVID-19) News

Coronavirus testing for fully vaccinated travellers arriving in England will be axed, Boris Johnson has announced. 

Secondary schools in England will receive £1,000 to help support the Covid-19 vaccination programme. 

Boris Johnson has urged teachers who insist masks should still worn in lessons to follow the rules which state that they are no long required for use in classrooms. 

A new Patient Helpdesk was recently set up to support thousands of people waiting for hospital and community healthcare appointments in Peterborough and Cambridgeshire.

Hospitals across the country are facing increased pressures as cases of coronavirus, in particular the Omicron variant, continue to sweep throughout the nation.

Two Peterborough taxi companies are offering free rides to those going to get their Covid-19 vaccination.

Some non-urgent operations and appointments are being postponed at our hospitals due to staffing issues, the North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust (NWAFT) has announced.

Pre-departure Covid tests for travellers arriving in England are to be scrapped, Boris Johnson has announced, in a major boost for the beleaguered travel industry. 

Schools across the country, including Peterborough are raising concerns of staff shortages, fearing the situation could worsen in the new term and cause further disruption to children’s education. 

The Secretary of State for Education said face-to-face teaching will continue and remain “the norm” as he outlined a series of Covid measures for schools.