The first five months of SAGE meeting notes have revealed how scientists and health officials initially wrote-off coronavirus as another Swine flu before realising the error and desperately trying to catch up. The minutes, which cover 34 meetings held by the country’s top scientists and used in the government’s response to covid, were published for … Read more
He told viewers: “If we don’t have an NHS that has confidence that the Government have their interests at the paramount, at the top of their agenda to protect them, there’s a risk that a proportion of them will say ‘enough is enough, why am I putting my life on the line?’ “That will be … Read more
The scale of the coronavirus catastrophe unfolding in Britain’s care homes was dramatically laid bare last night. The Chief Medical Officer revealed that almost 100 more homes had reported outbreaks in the past 24 hours. He said more than 13 per cent had now been hit nationally by the deadly disease, the equivalent of a … Read more
Swedes really don’t like to stand out. They much prefer to blend in. They even have their own word for it: ‘Jantelagen’, the Scandinavian answer to Australia and New Zealand’s ‘tall poppy syndrome’. It roughly translates as: ‘Don’t think you’re better than anyone else.’ And so it’s quite understandable that its government’s maverick response to … Read more
Among the most shocking aspects of the coronavirus pandemic is the unprecedented impact on global economic conditions. A day which started with a degree of optimism due to a surge in a Chinese manufacturing index in March, suggesting there could be a sharp ‘V’ shaped recovery from global lockdowns, ended with more alarming data. In … Read more
The number of coronavirus cases in the United States has soared past 100,000 cases, and the situation in New York City has become increasingly dire as cases continue to explode, with the healthcare system threatened with imminent collapse. Across the city, sirens wailed late into the night Friday as ambulance crews raced through empty streets from one call to … Read more
The situation in New York City grew increasingly dire early on Saturday, as coronavirus cases continued to explode in the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak and the healthcare system was threatened with imminent collapse. Across the city, sirens wailed late into the night Friday as ambulance crews raced through empty streets from one call to … Read more