Cambridge University experts behind a string of dire coronavirus projections fear England was on track for 900 deaths a day before Tier Four restrictions were imposed on 16million people. The academics, who were behind the same gloomy warning of 4,000 daily deaths that spooked Number 10 into England’s November shutdown, estimated Covid fatalities were on … Read more
Scientists researching the new variant of coronavirus say they have no proof it is more infectious in children. Professor Neil Ferguson, a SAGE adviser and Imperial College epidemiologist, said yesterday there is ‘a hint that it has a higher propensity to infect children’. But members of COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) today said they are ‘not familiar’ … Read more
Elf and safety! Surreal moment police swoop on charity ‘winter wonderland’ event where host is dressed as Santa after neighbours reported him for breaching social distancing rules Mike Denaro turned his Wigan home into winter wonderland to raise money He has asked visitors to make a small donation he’s collecting for a local hospice But … Read more
Covid deaths fell by 3 per cent in England and Wales in the first week after England’s national lockdown, according to official figures. Office for National Statistics (ONS) data shows there were 2,756 coronavirus fatalities in the seven-day spell that ended December 11, with Covid being the underlying cause of death for nearly 85 per … Read more
By David Churchill What has happened to the coronavirus to trigger such concern? A new strain of Covid has developed which is said to spread far faster. A ‘strain’ is a new version of a virus which has genetic mutations. The new strain is a version of Sars-Cov-2, the coronavirus which causes the disease Covid-19. … Read more
‘It’s a nonsense now if football is ever suggested to be stopped’: Gary Neville insists the season MUST continue amid tighter Covid restrictions and praises Premier League for safe return after first lockdown Premier League was put on hold between March and June during first lockdown Chelsea played West Ham on Monday night with London … Read more
We are ALL heading for Tier 4: Science chief’s warning as Chris Whitty says Covid hospital cases could match the April peak by New Year England put on notice for New Year lockdown amid warnings of mutant strain Chris Whitty said number of Covid patients in hospital on course to match April Sir Patrick Vallance … Read more
British Airways and Delta say they will require passengers traveling from the UK to New York City to test negative for COVID-19 before they fly after being asked by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to take action to stop the new mutant variant of the virus arriving in the US. The airlines agreed on Monday … Read more
Airline stocks plunged as travel bans were introduced following the emergence of a new strain of coronavirus. On a bleak day for investors that saw the FTSE 100 dive 1.7 per cent, or 112.86 points, to 6416.32, shares in British Airways owner IAG fell 8 per cent, or 12.45p, to 143.9p. Easyjet was down 7.2 … Read more
President-elect Joe Biden received the first dose of his COVID-19 vaccine in Delaware on Monday, posing for the cameras as a local nurse administrated the shot. ‘There is nothing to worry about,’ he said as he reassured the public the vaccine was safe. Biden also gave credit to President Donald Trump’s administration for its roll … Read more