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Professor Jonathan Van-Tam: North of England never squashed Covid-19 outbreak properly

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The North of England is bearing the brunt of Britain’s second coronavirus wave because it didn’t squash its first outbreak, the deputy chief medical officer has admitted. Official data shows two thirds of UK hospitalisations from Covid-19 are in Yorkshire, the North East and North West, where swathes are expected to be hit with harsher … Read more

‘Don’t tear the pants out of it!’ Government adviser Prof Van-Tam warns not to abuse liberties

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England’s deputy chief medical officer today pleaded with Britons ‘not to tear the pants out of’ the loosened lockdown when more freedoms are granted on Monday.   Professor Jonathan Van-Tam warned that abusing new liberties would fuel the spread of infection and said that the lifting of curbs should be treated as if gently lifting the lid … Read more