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The Kent coronavirus variant may be deadlier than the original strain because it multiplies faster inside the lungs, SAGE scientists warned today. Britain’s Covid fight was dealt another blow on Friday when Boris Johnson revealed the new variant was about 30 per cent more lethal than the virus which first came out of China. It … Read more
The Kent coronavirus variant may be deadlier than the original strain because it multiplies faster inside the lungs, SAGE scientists warned today. Britain’s Covid fight was dealt another blow on Friday when Boris Johnson revealed the new variant was about 30 per cent more lethal than the virus which first came out of China. It … Read more
Police warn anyone planning to protest at court appearance of four people accused of pulling down slave trader Edward Colston’s statue in Bristol they risk large Covid fines Police issue warning to those planning to protest outside court over statue row They fear that protesters will gather outside court in breach of Covid-19 rules Bronze … Read more
There was confusion tonight about how deadly the Kent coronavirus variant really is after 10 SAGE studies came to wildly different conclusions about its lethality and the World Health Organization said it still hadn’t seen any convincing data. Boris Johnson and his science chiefs tonight made the shocking claim that the strain — called B.1.1.7 — … Read more
There was confusion tonight about how deadly the Kent coronavirus variant really is after 10 SAGE studies came to wildly different conclusions about its lethality and the World Health Organization said it still hadn’t seen any convincing data. Boris Johnson and his science chiefs tonight made the shocking claim that the strain — called B.1.1.7 — … Read more
Hospitality chiefs issued a dire warning about the future of many businesses last night after doctors advised that the reopening of pubs and restaurants should be pushed back to May. Industry leaders said that just one in five restaurants, pubs and bars had enough cash to get through beyond March. It came after Sage scientists who … Read more
Government scientists mounted a furious attack on critics of lateral flow tests today, accusing them of being ‘prejudiced’ and insisting the 15-checks were reliable. Dr Susan Hopkins, the chief medical adviser for NHS Test and Trace, and Sage’s Professor Calum Semple were among 14 senior figures who lashed out at academics who have cast doubt on the … Read more
The highly-infectious coronavirus strain B.1.1.7, which first emerged in Kent in September 2020, had already reached the US by November 6 – six weeks before it was flagged it as a ‘variant of concern’ by UK health officials, new research shows. The strain is thought to have first mutated inside a single patient in England who … Read more
The highly-infectious coronavirus variant B.1.1.7 which emerged in Kent in September 2020 had reached the US by November 6, new research shows. It is thought to have mutated inside a single patient in England struggling with a critical case of Covid-19 which forced the virus to adapt, changing its genetic code. University of Arizona researchers … Read more
Millions of people could start to ignore Covid restrictions once they have been vaccinated, ministers have been warned, as police revealed they are issuing increasing numbers of fines for egregious breaches of lockdown rules. Government scientists have warmed Boris Johnson that many will ‘probably abandon’ social distancing and lockdown rules once they have received the … Read more