Americans complied with stay-at-home orders nearly everywhere that issued them and helped to slow the spread of coronavirus, new cell phone tracking data analyzed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows. A new report, released Thursday, reveals that people moved around less in 98 percent of counties that issued stay-at-home orders in … Read more
Boris Johnson was roasted for ‘mess after mess’ in the coronavirus crisis today after the government performed another embarrassing U-turn on lockdowns. Bolton and Trafford were among a series of areas in the North West due to see restrictions eased today. But the move was abandoned at the 11th hour after a furious backlash from local … Read more
Local lockdowns have been lifted in parts of north-west England today meaning people from different homes can meet indoors again – despite pleas from council leaders in Bolton and Trafford to maintain restrictions due to a spike in cases. Businesses in both towns that opened elsewhere on August 15, such as casinos, bowling alleys and … Read more
Health Secretary Matt Hancock is today chairing a meeting to discuss how to move forward with local lockdowns around the UK. The Joint Biosecurity Centre, a new government body set up to handle the coronavirus crisis, is today holding a ‘gold meeting’ to discuss lockdowns. In it the Health Secretary and his chief medical officer, … Read more
Fewer people sought medical care for strokes during the height of the coronavirus pandemic compared to the same period last year, a new study dhows. Researchers found that hospital admissions fell by almost one-third in March and April of 2020 compared to the matching two months in 2019. Additionally, stroke alerts – defined as stroke … Read more
World leaders ‘mimicked each others’ lockdowns’, scientists claim, after finding 80 per cent of developed countries began restrictions in March despite having very different epidemics. Swedish researchers – whose country never went into lockdown at all – examined when decisions such as school closures occurred in 36 countries, including the UK, US and New Zealand. … Read more
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 cases are soaring in Shropshire, Swindon and North Yorkshire, according to official data used by the government to track outbreaks. Official statistics reveal infections nearly tripled in Shropshire in the week ending July 28, rising by 280 per cent after 19 people caught the virus. Overall the Covid-19 case rate is still just 5.9 … Read more
Lockdowns have not had a big impact on coronavirus death rates around the world, scientists have claimed. Dozens of countries have been forced to tell people to stay home and close shops in a bid to stop the Covid-19 pandemic since it broke out in January. But now a study has claimed the drastic measures … Read more
Lockdowns have not had a big impact on coronavirus death rates around the world, scientists have claimed. Dozens of countries have been forced to tell people to stay home and close shops in a bid to stop the Covid-19 pandemic since it broke out in January. But now a study has claimed the drastic measures … Read more