Volunteers
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| Initial release | USA |
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| Directors | Nicholas Meyer |
| Budget | 10 million USD |
| Box office | 19. 88 million USD |
| Screenplay | Ken Levine |
| David Isaacs | |
| Keith F. Critchlow | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2320682 |
About Volunteers
Hoping to avoid gambling debts, rich playboy Lawrence Bourne (Tom Hanks) stows away on a plane of Peace Corps volunteers set for Thailand. Once aboard, he meets the outrageously affable Tom Tuttle (John Candy), who shows him the ropes. After landing, the crew is stationed in a small town where they are to construct a bridge. Along with the lovely and altruistic Beth Wexler (Rita Wilson), the group begins work, but soon discover the CIA, communists and a drug lord are eyeing the bridge. …
Ukraine: The soldiers who can't leave the front line until the war is over
... As that mobilisation happened, the old regular soldiers were joined by thousands of Volunteers and conscripts...
Amateur sleuths take on bike thieves in Finland
... He s not a policeman but an ordinary citizen who leads a team called Bike Patrols - Volunteers who spend several hours a day chasing stolen bikes in Oulu, a city 170km (100 miles) south of the Arctic Circle in Finland...
King Charles Coronation: The curtain rises on the strangest show in town
... One in five of those attending this time will be charity workers and community Volunteers - a reflection of the " welfare" or " service" monarchy that has evolved over the decades...
Covid testing scaled back further in England
... The long-running that estimated how many people in the community had the virus each week - based on nose and throat swabs from Volunteers - has already come to an end...
The Crown: Child actor beat leukaemia to play Prince Harry
... Over five years, the family - along with a team of Volunteers - collected used Christmas trees, raising £52,000 for The Children s Hospice Charity...
Camilla and Paddington Bears pictured as tributes to late Queen sent to charity
... " Buckingham Palace said the teddies had been collected with the help of shire horses and almost 200 Volunteers - and were being " well looked after"...
Roe v Wade: Church that helped Jane Roe still aids abortion-seekers
... They had also all placed their trust in a seemingly unlikely source - Volunteers with the First Unitarian Church of Dallas - who would fly them to New Mexico, where they could end their pregnancies...
Ukraine round-up: Mariupol evacuees make it to relative safety
... The two celebrated their wedding - complete with a cake baked by Volunteers - in the hospital s surgical ward, enjoying a dance which has since been shared across the world: According to the The Lviv Medical Association, which shared the video on their Facebook page, the couple are hoping to travel to Germany for Oksana to have further treatment...
Covid testing scaled back further in England
By Michelle RobertsDigital health editor
Covid testing is being scaled back even further in England from April.
It is part of the " living with Covid" approach that relies on vaccines to keep people safe.
Most staff and patients in hospitals and care homes will no longer be given swab tests, even if they have symptoms.
Some will though, such as staff working with severely immunocompromised patients or if there is an outbreak on A Ward or in a hospice or prison, for example.
The long-running that estimated how many people in the community had The Virus each week - Based on nose and throat swabs from Volunteers - has already come to an end.
And thanks to the continuing success of the vaccination programme, the UK Health Security Agency says, testing in England can now become more like the approach used for other common respiratory infections such as flu.
Although, it can quickly be scaled up again if another big wave of Covid, or a new variant, starts putting pressure on the NHS.
And scientists will keep checking some of the swabs tests that are given, to see how The Virus is mutating and whether there are fresh concerns.
The Testing that is ending includes:
Lateral-flow tests will continue for:
UKHSA chief executive Dr Dame Jenny Harries said: " Fewer people now experience severe illness due to Covid - due to vaccinations, infection-related immunity and treatments for those who need them - and The Risk of hospitalisation has decreased overall.
" This means We Are now able to further bring our testing programmes In Line with management of other viral infections whilst still maintaining Focus On those at highest risk, to protect them from The Virus .
" Covid and other respiratory illnesses haven't gone Away - and simple actions like washing your hands and staying At Home and avoiding vulnerable people when unwell can make a Big Difference .
" For those at highest risk of severe illness, The Spring booster programme also provides an opportunity to keep immunity topped up. "
Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay said: " Testing was crucial to our response during The Height of the pandemic - and our successful vaccination programme has protected The Most vulnerable, saved thousands of lives and has helped us all To Live with Covid.
" Thankfully, We Are now able to scale back our testing programme while remaining committed to ensuring those at highest risk and more prone to severe illness get the protection they need. "
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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