Will there be a winter lockdown? Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty warns stay-at-home rules could return if UK is hit with second wave of coronavirus when summer ends Professor Whitty also stressed the UK was still only in middle of the pandemic Infection rates could rise again as temperatures drop and people migrate inside Professor … Read more
What’s changing? From Monday, people can meet outside in groups of up to six as long as those from different households continue to socially distance. – Can I visit family and friends? Yes . This means that family groups of no more than six can meet in parks and private gardens for chats and even … Read more
The body claims not to affiliate with any political party in a bid to maintain ‘independence’, but members of the NEU executive have repeatedly backed the policies of Jeremy Corbyn.
Neither Professor Chris Whitty or Sir Patrick Vallance were asked to approve Number 10‘s Government’s confusing ‘stay alert’ message, it was claimed today. The ‘stay alert, control the virus, save lives’ slogan was unveiled on Sunday, replacing the ‘stay at home’ message that was in place since lockdown on March 23. But the top experts … Read more
Next week Boris Johnson will present his exit strategy, but with Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty warning that without a coronavirus vaccine it is ‘wholly unrealistic’ to expect to return to normal soon, what might life after lockdown actually look like? Drawing on scientific predictions and the experiences of countries emerging from isolation, JONATHAN … Read more
HENRY DEEDES: Boris Johnson and the Boffins were back — and the trio had some new material! By Henry Deedes for the Daily Mail Published: 22:15 BST, 30 April 2020 | Updated: 23:28 BST, 30 April 2020 The old band was back together. Boris And The Boffins finally reunited yesterday, their month-long absence from the … Read more
Prime Minister Boris Johnson today confirmed that the reproduction rate of the coronavirus in Britain is below one, meaning the virus is running out of road. The PM said the lockdown has pushed the number, known as the R0 (R-nought), low enough that the COVID-19 outbreak will peter out if it can be kept below … Read more
The founder of the Chris Whitty Appreciation Society has revealed how members are eager to ‘declare their love’ for England’s Chief Medical Officer, after seeing him getting a hard time from critics. Professor Chris Whitty, 54, has been a household name ever since the coronavirus outbreak took hold, appearing almost daily at the Government’s Downing Street press … Read more
England’s Chief Medical Officer has become an artist’s muse after people took to sculpting and drawing him and posting their masterpieces online. Professor Chris Whitty has been a household name ever since the coronavirus outbreak took its hold on Britain last month. Appearing almost daily at the Government’s Downing Street press conferences, his ‘calm and … Read more
At least 4.2million people in the UK have been infected with the coronavirus, according to scientists’ best estimates of the disease’s death rate. And London, which has been at the heart of Britain’s epidemic, is home to at least 935,000 people who have had the disease already. Officials have no idea how big the outbreak … Read more