UK PM appoints Nadhim Zahawi as minister for COVID-19 vaccine deployment

British government, on vember 28, officially appointed Nhim Zahawi as minister responsible for COVID-19 vaccine deployment in country. anuncement comes days after Labor Party leers warned that position was required to prevent mistakes previously committed over testing and PPE distribution. news was shared on Twitter by Zahawi who termed it as “big responsibility and operational challenge”.

Zahawi, who is currently serving as minister of Department of Business Energy and Industrial Strategy would serve health ministry. As per Independent, temporary position is set to last until next summer but could extend. UK, which is aiming to deploy COVID-19 vaccines by December has reported over 1,589,301 coronavirus cases till w.

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UK's three-tier system

appointment comes a day after PM Johnson said that new COVID-19 alert level tier allocations, which will come into force in UK on December 2, is best way to prevent a spike in COVID-19. UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock h earlier informed of UK Government's plan to switch back to three-tier restrictions system, which was initially introduced in October 2020, as COVID-19 cases reduced in country. Under three-tier system, all parts of UK will be identified and segregated under three-tiered restrictions—with tier one being medium alert, tier two being high alert and tier three as very high alert—depending on number of coronavirus cases in area. 

Speaking about it, Boris Johnson said, "se tougher tiers strike a balance. y're sufficient to continue driving virus downwards, but it is important to recognize, y're less intrusive than current national measures. In all tiers, shops, gyms, leisure sector, hairdressers, or forms of personal care, places of worship, will reopen."

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