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Jabs have prevented 60,000 Covid deaths - Van-Tam
He says future lockdowns are less likely the more people, including 18-25-year olds, get vaccinated.
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Jabs have prevented 60,000 Covid deaths - Van-Tam
He says future lockdowns are less likely the more people, including 18-25-year olds, get vaccinated.
![NHS Covid app](https://web.archive.org/web/20210729202348/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/2773/production/_119499001_covidapp2gettyimages-1329347031.jpg)
NHS Covid app pings rise again to new record
The number of coronavirus alerts hits a new record, with nearly 690,000 sent in England and Wales.
![Campers at Bedruthan Steps in north Cornwall are being moved](https://web.archive.org/web/20210729202348/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/072B/production/_119653810_de27.jpg)
South West braces for 75mph winds from Storm Evert
Heavy rain and strong winds are expected to hit the region.
![A student waits before leaving after receiving a dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre at the Hunter Street Health Centre in London on June 5, 2021.](https://web.archive.org/web/20210729202348/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/13D0C/production/_119646118_student_vaccine_getty.jpg)
Uni students could be told jabs are required
There will be "advance warning" if vaccines become compulsory for halls, the foreign secretary says.
![Woman lifting luggage off carousel at airport](https://web.archive.org/web/20210729202348/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/C16B/production/_119651594_suitcase_getty.jpg)
Quarantine rules to be relaxed in Northern Ireland
Fully vaccinated EU and US travellers coming to Northern Ireland will not need to quarantine from 2 August.
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Pilot's fury at isolating as relative went missing
Ryan Harris' tried to appeal so he could help search for his father-in-law but was refused.
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Families told to leave homes after landslide
Fourteen houses are evacuated and the main route through the village could be shut for six months.
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Jabs have prevented 60,000 Covid deaths - Van-Tam
He says future lockdowns are less likely the more people, including 18-25-year olds, get vaccinated.
![NHS Covid app](https://web.archive.org/web/20210729202348/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/2773/production/_119499001_covidapp2gettyimages-1329347031.jpg)
NHS Covid app pings rise again to new record
The number of coronavirus alerts hits a new record, with nearly 690,000 sent in England and Wales.
![Campers at Bedruthan Steps in north Cornwall are being moved](https://web.archive.org/web/20210729202348/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/072B/production/_119653810_de27.jpg)
South West braces for 75mph winds from Storm Evert
Heavy rain and strong winds are expected to hit the region.
![A student waits before leaving after receiving a dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre at the Hunter Street Health Centre in London on June 5, 2021.](https://web.archive.org/web/20210729202348/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/13D0C/production/_119646118_student_vaccine_getty.jpg)
Uni students could be told jabs are required
There will be "advance warning" if vaccines become compulsory for halls, the foreign secretary says.
![Woman lifting luggage off carousel at airport](https://web.archive.org/web/20210729202348/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/C16B/production/_119651594_suitcase_getty.jpg)
Quarantine rules to be relaxed in Northern Ireland
Fully vaccinated EU and US travellers coming to Northern Ireland will not need to quarantine from 2 August.
![Capt Ryan Harris](https://web.archive.org/web/20210729202348/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/DE16/production/_119645865_ryan.jpg)
Pilot's fury at isolating as relative went missing
Ryan Harris' tried to appeal so he could help search for his father-in-law but was refused.
![Another angle showing the crack in the landscape behind houses on Main Street](https://web.archive.org/web/20210729202348/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/11D68/production/_119646037_partonthreeredone.jpg)
Families told to leave homes after landslide
Fourteen houses are evacuated and the main route through the village could be shut for six months.
![NHS Covid app](https://web.archive.org/web/20210729202348/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/2773/production/_119499001_covidapp2gettyimages-1329347031.jpg)
NHS Covid app pings rise again to new record
The number of coronavirus alerts hits a new record, with nearly 690,000 sent in England and Wales.
![Campers at Bedruthan Steps in north Cornwall are being moved](https://web.archive.org/web/20210729202348/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/072B/production/_119653810_de27.jpg)
South West braces for 75mph winds from Storm Evert
Heavy rain and strong winds are expected to hit the region.
![A student waits before leaving after receiving a dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre at the Hunter Street Health Centre in London on June 5, 2021.](https://web.archive.org/web/20210729202348/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/13D0C/production/_119646118_student_vaccine_getty.jpg)
Uni students could be told jabs are required
There will be "advance warning" if vaccines become compulsory for halls, the foreign secretary says.
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Unemployed Kenyan medics cleared to work in UK
Mercy Juma
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Copyright: AFPImage caption: The nurses and other medics will be able to share their knowledge before returning to Kenya Kenya has signed a deal with the UK that will allow its unemployed nurses and other medics to work in the UK.
Britain's Health Minister Sajid Javid and Kenya’s Labour Minister Simon Chelugi signed the agreement on the third day of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s visit to London.
The scheme is open to Kenyan health workers who are qualified but unemployed, ensuring the process is managed for Kenya’s benefit, according to a statement from the British government.
This arrangement was requested by Kenya and should allow health professionals and managers to benefit from a special way through the UK's immigration system, before returning to work in Kenya’s health sector.
The exact details should be confirmed before the end of October.
The medics' union in Kenya has in recent years raised concerns about the high rate of unemployment among doctors and nurses in the country.
The deal with the UK could appeal to many healthcare workers here as they have time and again decried poor working conditions, poor pay and even having to work for months without pay.
But there will be fears that it could encourage a brain drain.
Currently there are almost 900 Kenyans working in the UK's National Health Service in various capacities, according to the British authorities.
The two countries have also launched the Kenya-UK Health Alliance which will boost research and collaboration between the UK and Kenyan universities and teaching hospitals.
The first partnership will help improve cancer treatment in the country.
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