‘We are jab by jab on a path to reclaiming our freedom’: Sombre Boris Johnson marks exactly a year since he plunged England into lockdown – as PM and chief scientists admit ‘we wish we had known then what we know now’ Boris Johnson held No10 press conference on the anniversary of first lockdown PM … Read more
Research on how well various types of masks and face coverings protect against coronavirus has varied but experts and politicians have generally leaned towards the idea that the chance of some protection is better than none. In the UK, face coverings were first made mandatory in for public transport in June and later for shops … Read more
Britons may need to be vaccinated against coronavirus every year to keep the disease at bay, Sir Patrick Vallance has warned. The Government’s chief scientific adviser delivered the stark warning today, saying a regular flu-style roll out may be required to ‘keep on top’ of the virus. Scientists say mutations on the spike protein – … Read more
Pfizer and BioNTech say their Covid vaccine will work against the coronavirus variant that emerged in Kent and has now become the dominant strain in England. Sir Patrick Vallance, the UK’s chief scientific adviser, said he expected all the current vaccines to work against it but said there were still ‘question marks’ over the variants … Read more
Britain records 830 Covid deaths as fatalities DOUBLE week-on-week as UK posts ANOTHER daily high of 60,916 cases Today’s deaths mark a 107.7 per cent rise on 414 victims announced last Tuesday, with 76,000 deaths in total Meanwhile daily infections have risen by 14.6% from the 53,135 reported a week ago, with almost 2.8m total … Read more
Britain records 830 Covid deaths as fatalities DOUBLE week-on-week as UK posts ANOTHER daily high of 60,916 cases By Stephen Matthews Health Editor For Mailonline Published: 16:37 GMT, 5 January 2021 | Updated: 16:41 GMT, 5 January 2021 Advertisement Britain today recorded another 830 Covid deaths as official statistics show the number of daily deaths … Read more
We are ALL heading for Tier 4: Science chief’s warning as Chris Whitty says Covid hospital cases could match the April peak by New Year England put on notice for New Year lockdown amid warnings of mutant strain Chris Whitty said number of Covid patients in hospital on course to match April Sir Patrick Vallance … Read more
Thurrock has been named as the Tier 4 region with the highest and fastest rising rate of covid-19 infection, seeing the largest week-on-week jump in England as 90 per cent of the country sees rates rise. Analysis shows Thurrock in Essex is experiencing the fastest spread of infection, with 1,841 new cases recorded in the seven days to … Read more
The draconian new restrictions imposed last night were drawn up after the number of people carrying the coronavirus more than trebled in a week. The rapid rise in areas which were last night plunged into new tier 4 measures is said to be down to a new virus strain, which was first announced on Monday. … Read more
Top scientific advisers rake in £400k: Chris Whitty and Patrick Vallance are earning a fortune during Covid-19 pandemic and have appeared on the list of best-paid civil servants for the first time Professor Chris Whitty is paid between £205,000 and £210,000, it was revealed Meanwhile the chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance is on up … Read more