Scientific

Government’s scientific advisers warn tension over local lockdowns could need military presence

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Serious public disorder in the coming months could ‘overwhelm all attempts’ to control coronavirus and ‘catastrophically’ undermine recovery plans, scientific advisers have warned. The current ‘volatile and highly complex situation’ means the UK will face ‘grave challenges’ in maintaining public order, according to a paper considered by the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) in … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Scientific advisers absent from briefing

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Signs of a rift between Boris Johnson and his top scientific advisers deepened today after they failed to attend the PM’s latest announcement on lockdown easing.  Chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance and chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty were notable absentees from this morning’s briefing from Downing Street  The SAGE experts have become familiar … Read more

Scientific study confirms again that 5G is ‘harmless and benign’

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Another scientific study has confirmed that 5G is ‘harmless and benign’ in response to crackpot conspiracy theorists who say the next-gen network causes disease. US researchers investigating the effects of radio-frequency radiation generated by the ultra-fast mobile internet reveal that it has negligible health impacts.   The study comes after several 5G masts were vandalised during … Read more

Britons must continue to remain two metres apart, experts tell Government scientific advisers

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The UK must stick to the two-metre social distancing rule as reducing it to one-metre could increase the risk of infection tenfold, Government advisers have been warned. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing calls to halve the recommended contact distance in order to allow businesses such as pubs and restaurants to reopen. However, the Environmental … Read more

Official list of Covid symptoms is ‘dodgy and inadequate’: Top scientific adviser

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The official list of COVID symptoms has been branded ‘dodgy’ and ‘inadequate’ by a top scientific advisor. Dr Nick Summerton called for tiredness, breathlessness and loss of appetite to be included in key symptom list. Currently the NHS only notes a persistent cough and fever as the main signs, and says these are the only … Read more

Former chief scientific adviser sets up rival to Sage

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Former chief scientific adviser sets up rival to Sage in wake of secrecy row to offer alternative advice that Britons can follow on YouTube Sir David King was chief scientific adviser under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown  Concerns have been raised about a lack of transparency within Sage  Sir David was scathing about Dominic Cumming’s … Read more

Top Google AI expert attended Sage meeting of Government scientific advisers about coronavirus

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A top Google executive specialising in artificial intelligence joined the Government’s science experts at a top-level coronavirus meeting, it was revealed today. Demis Hassabis, the founder and chief executive of the tech giant’s DeepMind operation, sat in on a meeting of Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) last month. His attendance at the invitation of … Read more

Coronavirus: Scientific adviser to the Government says there is no more risk at work than at home

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The row over Britain’s coronavirus lockdown intensified last night after a Government scientific adviser said the country ‘cannot hide away forever’ from the disease. Rupert Shute, the deputy scientific adviser at the Home Office, predicted that 80 per cent of people would get the disease anyway. Speaking to passport officials in an attempt to urge … Read more