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Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Monday evening. We'll have another update For You Tomorrow Morning .

1. Booster jabs programme extended to over-40s

The UK's to top up protection and help limit the spread of The Virus over winter. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said it would be an " utter tragedy" if people who had two doses were to become seriously ill because their immunity was allowed to wane. So Far , 12. 6m people have received a third dose, which has been offered to over-50s, front-line medical staff and people who have health conditions that put them at greater risk. Each UK nation will decide on their own booster programme, but and have already announced they will also offer third doses to over-40s. UK vaccine experts also said 16- and 17-year-olds, initially offered only one dose, should receive their second.

2. Northern Ireland considers Covid passports

Northern Ireland 's Health Minister Robin Swann has said. Ministers will consider on Wednesday what settings will require The Pass , with The Nation grappling with high levels of community transmission. With the UK's highest Covid rates, Wales extended its Covid pass Scheme - which demonstrates people are fully vaccinated or have had a recent negative lateral flow Test - to cinemas, theatres and concert halls. saying it would be " counter-productive and put brewers and pubs in jeopardy". The Welsh Government said no decision has been made on extending the Scheme to the hospitality industry.

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To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, Covid passes will be required in cinemas and theatres across Wales from Monday3. Rise in online hate speech fuelled by pandemic

during the pandemic, a study commissioned by youth charity Ditch the Labels suggests. The Charity analysed 263 million online conversations and concluded that the boredom and lack of control experienced by people during lockdown fuelled The Rise . It found discussions about and featuring hate speech spiked around major news events, including The World Health Organization's official declaration that Covid-19 was a pandemic, Black Lives Matter protests in June 2020 and the murder of Sarah Everard in March.

4. Outrage in China as pet dog killed while owner quarantined

Local authorities in Shangrao in Jiangxi province apologised after video footage appeared to show with a crowbar. The owner, whose security camera recorded The Incident , had been forced to quarantine because The Neighbourhood had been designated a Covid-controlled area. The Incident sparked outrage on Chinese Social Media and added to debate over, in which authorities respond to outbreaks with massive programmes of testing, tracing and localised lockdowns, including forced quarantine.

5. Company Directors banned over Covid loan fraud

Two men who by setting up bogus businesses have been banned from running companies. The Men , both from Rotherham, triggered an investigation when they put their companies into voluntary liquidation after receiving the Bounce Back Loans, which were offered by the government to help businesses Keep Going through lockdown. Muneef Ihsan was director of three companies that received £150,000 in total, while Mahir Towid Ul Haque received a £50,000 loan, using some of it to buy a Rolex watch. The Money has Not Yet been recovered, but the two men could face attempts to retrieve it.

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