Cheltenham Festival
About Cheltenham Festival
The Cheltenham Festival is a meeting in the National Hunt racing calendar in the United Kingdom, with race prize money second only to the Grand National. The festival takes place annually in March at Cheltenham Racecourse in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
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Covid: Decision on Scotland's final restrictions and UK travel rules to end
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Covid: Decision on Scotland's final restrictions and UK travel rules to end
Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Tuesday morning.
1. Decision over lifting Scotland's final restrictionsThe Scottish cabinet meets later to as planned. Measures such as mask-wearing in shops and on Public Transport are scheduled to stop being legal requirements from 21 March but, with some data suggesting that Covid is more widespread than ever and many hospitals full, we examine whether the lifting of The Final restrictions might be paused.
2. All UK travel rules to end on FridayAll remaining, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says. Currently, those travelling to the UK must complete passenger locator forms, while those who are not fully vaccinated must take a Covid test before departure and pay for a PCR test after arrival. The Scottish Government says consistency across The Four nations was agreed to avoid a negative impact on the tourism industry, with the Welsh health minister saying she was scrapping border rules " reluctantly".
3. Northern Ireland health minister wants powers extendedNorthern Ireland 's Health Minister Robin Swann has set out to reintroduce Covid restrictions, for example, in the case of a new variant posing a threat. However, he acknowledged it would be almost impossible in The Absence of the Stormont executive, which collapsed last month when First Minister Paul Givan resigned in protest over post-Brexit trade rules.
4. NHS struggling with 'long tail' of pandemic mental ill healthThe number of referrals for specialist NHS Mental Health care reached a record high in England by The End of 2021, The Royal College of Psychiatrists says the pandemic has led to unprecedented demand and backlogs, with services struggling to keep up. There were 4. 3 million referrals for conditions such as anxiety and depression in 2021, More Than A Million for children or adolescents, according to NHS data.
5. Crowds return for Cheltenham FestivalTwo years ago, it was one of The Last major sporting events to be held in front of full stands before the imposition of the coronavirus lockdown. And after a year behind closed doors, Cheltenham Festival will Once Again hear the roar of Horse Racing fans, with up to 250,000 people expected to attend across The Four days. Here's.
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