Hospital emergency rooms, hallways and even children’s hospitals around the world flooded with coronavirus patients as the pandemic engulfed much of the world this year. But doctors at several hospitals scattered across the globe noticed that one ward of their facilities was conspicuously quiet: the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Usually busy with medical staff … Read more
Five new coronavirus hotspots have tonight been highlighted as part of new data from public health chiefs which reveals the areas most at risk of being plunged into local lockdown. Areas such as Pendle, in Lancashire, Herefordshire, and East Staffordshire have all seen spikes in the number of coronavirus cases in the last fortnight, Public … Read more
The Government has been warned to prepare for ‘visible resistance’ if it tries to bring back lockdown rules in the future, official papers revealed today. Files from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) show that top behavioural scientists fear people won’t follow the rules for a second time. They say young people are tiring … Read more
Covid-19 cases in the US were falling before states imposed lockdowns, according to a study that suggests less draconian measures could have been sufficient enough to tackle the crisis. John Hopkins University researchers in Baltimore, Maryland, analysed data from 25 of the counties worst-hit by the coronavirus in March and April. They discovered decreases in … Read more
Council leaders in areas threatened by Leicester-style lockdowns have rejected the idea – while claiming figures released by the Government detailing the highest coronavirus infection rates are out-of-date. Bradford, Barnsley and Rochdale were identified as three of the areas of England most at risk of being hit by a ‘local lockdown’ like the one imposed … Read more
Bradford, Barnsley and Rochdale are three of the areas of England most at risk of being hit by a ‘local lockdown’ like the one imposed in Leicester to control the coronavirus, according to official data. Statistics for the week ending June 21 — the most recently available — show those areas had the highest Covid-19 infection … Read more
Leicester-style localised lockdowns are ‘just days away’ from being imposed after dozens of towns and cities saw cases surge in the past week, public health officials revealed today. Bradford and Doncaster are said to be at the top of the Government’s list of 36 regions earmarked as potential Covid hotspots. Parts of Kent and at … Read more
Sweden’s top virus expert has said the ‘world went mad’ with coronavirus lockdowns which ‘fly in the face of what is known about handling virus pandemics’. Anders Tegnell, who advised Sweden to avoid full lockdown in favour of a ‘herd immunity’ strategy, said world leaders caved to political pressure amid panic – and that the … Read more
Australians have been warned to stay away from six danger zones in Victoria as the state’s coronavirus outbreak worsened and lockdowns were tightened. The six council areas are all in Melbourne – Hume, Casey and Brimbank, Moreland, Cardinia and Darebin. Australia’s chief health authority, the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC), issued a statement on Sunday … Read more
Coronavirus lockdowns may have prevented 3million deaths in Europe — including half a million the UK alone, a study has suggested. Imperial College London researchers tracked outbreaks in 11 European countries to estimate how effective strict social distancing measures have been. Up to four per cent of people across the nations had caught the disease … Read more