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UK’s coronavirus crisis peaked BEFORE lockdown: Expert argues draconian measures were unnecessary

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Carl Heneghan, a professor of medicine at Oxford University, claims the UK’s coronavirus outbreak peaked a week before lockdown and that draconian measures were unnecessary The UK’s coronavirus outbreak peaked a week before lockdown, according to a leading expert who argues the draconian measures were unnecessary. Carl Heneghan, professor of evidence-based medicine at Oxford University, … Read more

Royal Society to launch urgent probe into how Britain can ease its way out of its draconian lockdown

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What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Briton living in Wuhan reveals joy of freedom after lockdown tainted by draconian security measures

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As lockdown in Wuhan is finally lifted, a 32-year-old British expat who has been working in the city for several years sends this vivid despatch on the realities of freedom.  At midnight on Tuesday, I was woken up by whoops and cheers of ‘Come on Wuhan’ as my neighbours in this city of 11 million … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Police start to enforce draconian new powers

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Police officers across the UK have today started using draconian powers to disperse crowds of more than two to halt the spread of coronavirus. Fines of up to £1,000 are planned for those who flout rules announced by the Prime Minister last night putting strict limits on when people are able to leave the house, … Read more

Police chief warns that crimes will have to be ignored to enforce draconian coronavirus lockdown

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Police officers across the UK have today started using draconian powers to disperse crowds of more than two to halt the spread of coronavirus. Fines of up to £1,000 are planned for those who flout rules announced by the Prime Minister last night putting strict limits on when people are able to leave the house, … Read more

Draconian shutdown measures could last 18 MONTHS, coronavirus report warns

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What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more