Dominic Raab has braced Britain to prepare for a ‘new normal’ with social distancing curbs in place for the long-haul. The Foreign Secretary, who has been deputising in Boris Johnson’s absence, said elements of the current lockdown would remain for ‘some time’. He dampened hopes of an imminent loosening of restrictions by refusing to be … Read more
The Government ‘following the science’ mantra could pin the blame for coronavirus deaths on scientists ‘if anything goes wrong’, according to a top microbiologist. Politicians have repeated the mantra ‘we are following the science’ when questioned on their handling of the coronavirus pandemic. And Professor Hugh Pennington, a leading microbiologist at Aberdeen University, says ministers are … Read more
100,000 could die if lockdown is lifted too soon warns Prof Neil Ferguson – as new analysis predicts up to 60,000 dead by start of August The Imperial College professor said letting the young back to work is not viable He predicted deaths could reach 100,000 if Britain exited under the strategy Data from the University … Read more
The UK has taken three weeks to reduce the daily coronavirus cases by around a third in a ‘disappointingly’ slow decline, an infectious disease expert has said. Professor Kieth Neal of Nottingham University said it had taken too long to decrease the daily number of hospitalised patients from 5,903 on April 5 to 3,583 yesterday. It … Read more
Social distancing rules ‘will ruin’ pubs, warns boss of Britain’s oldest brewer Pubs may have to seat people two metres apart if distancing lasts all year They may also have to install Perspex screens at the bar By Harriet Dennys For Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 22:21 BST, 25 April 2020 | Updated: 22:21 BST, … Read more
Police yourselves! Shops will have to enforce rules themselves when lockdown is eased to support ‘very nervous’ officers, warns ex-chief constable Former police chief said officers would be ‘nervous’ about relaxing lockdown Sir Peter Fahy suggested businesses could ‘police’ social distancing themselves His remarks come as the UK public appear to be growing restless of … Read more
There are more than 70 trials for treatments for coronavirus happening in the US, and the race for a therapeutic leave labs shorthanded of researchers, a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official has said. ‘Although we may not run out of patients, unfortunately, we may run out of research personnel and time availability to do … Read more
BBC travel presenter Simon Reeve warns that the lockdown has left animals vulnerable to poachers – even in parks and conservancies Many rangers and guides at national parks across the globe are being laid off This is leaving endangered animals unprotected and poaching has increased Rhinos have been killed in Africa in tourist areas considered … Read more
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned against using the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine on coronavirus patients outside of hospital settings or clinical trials. President Donald Trump has hailed the drug, which also is used to treat arthritis and lupus, as a ‘game-changer’ for treating COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. The federal … Read more
North Korea is hiding the true devastation dealt to its people by coronavirus in a bid to spare China embarrassment, a senior defector has revealed. The regime is also desperate to keep its death toll from the people, he said, and was terrified of the ‘shockwaves’ that would rock society if the real impact was … Read more