The final official figures on cases of Covid-19 have been released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Coronavirus infections in England are at their highest level since the start of the year. Here, i looks at the how Covid infections are impacting the whole of the UK and the factors driving increases in … Read more
Government scientists would not have publicly endorsed any advice by Boris Johnson to businesses during the pandemic that covid guidance allowed them to hold “unsocially distanced farewell gatherings”, i understands. The former prime minister made the claim during his evidence to the Privileges Committee on Wednesday as part of his defence against charges that he … Read more
Only a tiny fraction of the £1.1bn Covid support funds lost to fraud and error was recovered, according to a report by the public spending watchdog. Despite promises from Prime Minister Rishi Sunak that the losses were not ‘written off’ and government investigators would “go after” those who took unfair advantage of Covid employment support, … Read more
Thursday 23 March marks three years since Boris Johnson announced the first lockdown, as coronavirus swept the UK. On the first-year anniversary, all four UK nations issued lockdown decrees, after the virus resurged early in 2021, before the vaccine programme had a chance to take effect. Though the Government has long since lifted all Covid … Read more
A new surge in Covid cases is sweeping the UK after cases shot up by nearly 75 per cent in less than a fortnight. It is believed to be driven by increased socialising now that spring has arrived, waning immunity from vaccines and previous infections, as well as a new Omnicron subvariant, known as XXB.1.9.1. … Read more
Members of the public who were handed fines for breaching Covid-19 regulations have highlighted how they did not realise they were breaking the guidance, and criticised Boris Johnson as he sought to claim a similar defence in front of MPs. David Wilson, who was fined £1,000 David Wilson Calypso Caribbean Restaurantat his restaurant, said he … Read more
Last week, a team of international researchers shared with the world a discovery possibly linking the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic to a breed of animal in a Wuhan, China wet market: specifically, a raccoon dog. French virologist Florence Débarre of the French National Centre for Scientific Research spotted the information by chance while scouring … Read more
With the Miami Open set to be the last tournament Novak Djokovic misses due to his decision not to take the COVID-19 vaccine, the full financial cost of his controversial move can now be revealed. In a series of setbacks that began with his deportation from Australia last year that saw him miss out on … Read more
A new respiratory app to help people manage and monitor long Covid, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) could be available to the public by the end of the year. The app, which developers hope could also help with rehabilitation after chest or abdominal surgery, will be piloted in two separate studies in May … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size China will reopen its borders to tourists and resume issuing all visas Wednesday as it tries to revive tourism and its economy following a three-year halt during the COVID-19 pandemic. China is one of the last major countries to reopen its borders to tourists. The announcement Tuesday … Read more