England’s coronavirus R rate may now be as high as one, No10’s scientific advisers revealed today as a catalogue of data showed the outbreak has ‘levelled off’ since schools reopened. But experts today insisted the troublesome figures were ‘not yet evidence’ No10’s ultra-cautious lockdown easing plans needed to be pushed back, saying the disease was … Read more
Germany warns its coronavirus third wave could be the worst yet with 100,000 daily infections Health official Lothar Wieler warned ‘this wave will be worse than the first two’ German health minister Jens Spahn warned hospitals could reach limit in April Angela Merkel this week had to scrap plans for an ultra-strict lockdown at Easter … Read more
Trump’s CDC director Robert Redfield says he believes COVID-19 ‘escaped’ from a lab in Wuhan and started spreading as early as September 2019 Robert Redfield, the former CDC director, says he believes COVID-19 ‘escaped’ from a lab in Wuhan, China He said the virus may have been circling since September 2019 Redfield made the claims in a … Read more
Coronavirus survivors who get vaccinated respond up to seven times better to it than those who haven’t had the virus, a study has found. Researchers found that antibody levels were three times higher in people who had the virus and then one dose of Pfizer‘s jab, compared to someone who had never been infected but … Read more
Boris Johnson is facing a fresh assault on his plan for ‘Covid passports’ to go to the pub today amid claims ministers are trying to strongarm young people into getting vaccinated. The government is putting together a system where the NHS app would be used as proof individuals have had jabs, or been recently tested. … Read more
Britain’s regulators approve 20-SECOND Covid saliva test that firm hopes can be used in airports, football stadiums and offices UK start-up iAbra said Virolens test given approval by Britain’s medical regulator Hoped to be rolled out widely in coming months as lockdown starts to be eased By Connor Boyd Assistant Health Editor For Mailonline Published: … Read more
Number of people in England with Covid symptoms rises by just 0.6% in a week – but expert behind app tracking outbreak insists slight spike from schools reopening is ‘well under control’ Covid Symptom Study app estimated there were 3,245 daily symptomatic infections in week to March 21 Professor Tim Spector, who leads the app, … Read more
Britain could be hit with an ‘exit wave’ of Covid when lockdown is lifted but it’s unlikely to lead to an uncontrollable spike in hospital admissions or deaths, experts insisted today despite the predictions of a SAGE model released last week. Scientists told MailOnline that while there was ‘no doubt infections will rise’ when pubs and … Read more
Tory MPs have vowed to carry a pint of milk around as a symbol of protest against draconian coronavirus laws – amid warnings Boris Johnson will face demands to recall Parliament if he announces crunch decisions on lockdown during the Easter recess. In a slightly surreal act of defiance, Sir Charles Walker has insisted he … Read more
England’s Covid vaccine postcode lottery was laid bare again today as data revealed just a third of people aged between 50 and 54 have been inoculated in parts of the country. And three boroughs — all of which are in London — have still yet to even reach 60 per cent of everyone over the … Read more