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Boris Johnson will unveil a major crackdown on normal life today in a bid to halt a second wave of coronavirus. He will drop his ‘back to work’ drive, announce restrictions on socialising and impose a 10pm curfew on bars and restaurants from Thursday. Pubs and other venues will be allowed to serve seated customers … Read more
Experts today poured scorn over questionable claims the UK’s Covid-19 outbreak is doubling in size every seven days, after the nation’s two top experts warned Britain may be facing 50,000 new cases of the disease every day by mid-October unless it is brought under control. Critics accused Number 10 of trying to ‘scare’ people, after … Read more
Graphs of coronavirus data presented to the public by chief scientists Sir Patrick Vallance and Professor Chris Whitty today may not be as scary as they were made out to be, according to experts. The chief scientific adviser and chief medical officer for England this morning warned that Britain is heading for a surge in … Read more
Ministers were accused of being ‘in the grip’ of the Chief Medical Officer on Saturday night amid concerns he could resign or speak out if his push for tough lockdown measures was ignored. The Government is locked in a fierce debate over which steps to take in the face of a second wave of Covid … Read more
Ministers were accused of being ‘in the grip’ of the Chief Medical Officer on Saturday night amid concerns he could resign or speak out if his push for tough lockdown measures was ignored. The Government is locked in a fierce debate over which steps to take in the face of a second wave of Covid … Read more
Downing Street is forced to deny claims it is planning for a nationwide two-week lockdown – as academic ‘clarifies’ Tweet that said Prof Chris Whitty was calling for the move Professor Anthony Costello, a former WHO director, made claim on Wednesday But he later rowed back on the claim after it was fiercely denied by Number … Read more
Professor Chris Whitty is pushing for a new two-week national lockdown amid concerns the true number of coronavirus cases is far higher than being reported, a former World Health Organisation expert claims. Anthony Costello, who sits on the independent SAGE panel, made the statement on Twitter on Wednesday evening, adding that daily infections could be as … Read more
Prof Chris Whitty ‘told off’ chief scientist Sir Patrick Vallance for pushing too hard for a lockdown in March, confidential emails reveal Sir Patrick Vallance defended his performance in private email to colleagues Scientific officer said he was ‘stronger than anyone’ calling for early lockdown Sir Patrick said he was ‘told off’ by chief medical … Read more
Prof Chris Whitty ‘told off’ chief scientist Sir Patrick Vallance for pushing too hard for a lockdown in March, confidential emails reveal Sir Patrick Vallance defended his performance in private email to colleagues Scientific officer said he was ‘stronger than anyone’ calling for early lockdown Sir Patrick said he was ‘told off’ by chief medical … Read more
Boris Johnson’s Covid clampdown has divided his Cabinet, it emerged last night. He faces a fierce Tory backlash over the contentious ‘rule of six’ that bans gatherings of seven or more from Monday. A string of senior ministers opposed the measure at a crunch meeting, with Chancellor Rishi Sunak among those to speak out. A … Read more