Britain’s coronavirus outbreak may be growing following a spike in the number of people with symptoms over the past week, data suggests. King’s College London‘s COVID Symptom Tracker app estimates 2,100 people are catching the virus in the community every day — up from 1,400 last week. The increase is too small to say definitively that the … Read more
The NHS has launched an ‘urgent’ review after figures showed death rates of people with learning disabilities and autism have doubled during the Covid-19 crisis. The dramatic U-turn comes after it had previously reassured the deaths of people in this group had been ‘within expected range’. Analysis of data by two separate organisations showed that in … Read more
Anxiety rates have doubled among young people during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a study. University of Bristol experts analysed data from more than 3,000 Britons and found a quarter of people under the age of 28 had suspected anxiety disorder during the crisis, compared to 13 per cent pre-pandemic. The scientists believe the ‘uncertainty and … Read more
MIDAS UPDATE: Our translation specialist tip RWS has more than doubled in four years By Joanne Hart for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:31 BST, 20 June 2020 | Updated: 22:31 BST, 20 June 2020 Translation specialist RWS is another AIM stock with a long track record of dividend payments. The firm has increased dividends … Read more
Cases of the novel coronavirus in American prisons and jails have doubled over the last month. There are more than 68,000 inmates confirmed to have contracted COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, reported The New York Times. According to the newspaper, the five largest-known clusters across the country are in correctional institutions, prison complexes … Read more
The coronavirus pandemic has driven up death rates in some parts of London to double what they are in a usual year, data has revealed. Statistics show that the number of people who died in the first five months of 2020 was massively increased across the country by the Covid-19 epidemic. The Office for National … Read more
The number of deaths among people with severe learning disabilities more than doubled in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, damning statistics show. The Care Quality Commission, which regulates services caring for people with disabilities in England, found that 386 people died between April 10 and May 15. This was 134 per cent higher than … Read more
The number of children and teenagers who attempted to take their own lives or were thinking about doing so doubled between 2007 and 2015, a new study reveals. In 2007, an estimated 580,000 people between 10 and 18 were seen for suicidal behavior in US emergency rooms. By 2015, that number had swollen to 1.12 … Read more
Boris Johnson waited 20 days after being warned no-lockdown policy risked 250,000 deaths before introducing one – as cases ‘doubled every three days to 1.5m’ while PM joked about ‘operation last gasp’ Between March 3 – March 14 Covid-19 cases increased from 14,000 to 200,000 March 3 Government warned current approach could result in 250,000 deaths … Read more