Coronavirus UK: Moonshot testing ‘will fail unless 14-day quarantine is relaxed’, say advisors

Moonshot tests of millions will fail unless the 14-day quarantine period for contacts is relaxed because people are ignoring the ‘ridiculous’ rule, Government advisors have warned. Contacts of coronavirus sufferers are currently expected to self-isolate for two weeks, with rule-breakers facing a hefty £10,000 fine. But one senior figure advising the Government told The Times ‘compliance … Read more

Ireland ‘needs to go back into full national lockdown’, health advisors warn the government 

Ireland’s government has been advised to introduce the highest level of Covid-19 restrictions across the country in a bid to halt the spread of the virus. The National Public Health Emergency Team recommended that all 26 counties be elevated to Level 5 restrictions for the next four weeks, effectively taking them back into full lockdown. … Read more

Ireland ‘needs to go back into full national lockdown’, health advisors warn the government 

Ireland’s government has been advised to introduce the highest level of Covid-19 restrictions across the country in a bid to halt the spread of the virus. The National Public Health Emergency Team recommended that all 26 counties be elevated to level five restrictions for the next four weeks, effectively taking them back into full lockdown. … Read more

Dominic Cummings plans special bootcamp to teach government advisors ‘how to predict the future’

Dominic Cummings plans special bootcamp to teach government advisors ‘how to predict the future’ by reading book on how only the paranoid survive Dominic Cummings has ordered government advisers to read two books  Superforecasting by Philip Tetlocks deals with predicting the future  High Output Management by Andrew Grove claims ‘only the paranoid survive’  Cummings will … Read more

Dominic Cummings plans special bootcamp to teach government advisors ‘how to predict the future’

Dominic Cummings plans special bootcamp to teach government advisors ‘how to predict the future’ by reading book on how only the paranoid survive Dominic Cummings has ordered government advisers to read two books  Superforecasting by Philip Tetlocks deals with predicting the future  High Output Management by Andrew Grove claims ‘only the paranoid survive’  Cummings will … Read more

NHS tracing app advisors ‘cannot decide if they should consider telling ministers to ditch strategy’

The Government’s tracing app advisors ‘cannot decide whether to tell ministers to ditch its current strategy in favour of an Apple and Google version’. The ethical advisory board debated how big a role it should play in discussing whether the model is the best design, during a meeting on Thursday. The app is part of … Read more

NHS tracing app advisors ‘cannot decide if they should consider telling ministers to ditch strategy’

The Government’s tracing app advisors ‘cannot decide whether to tell ministers to ditch its current strategy in favour of an Apple and Google version’. The ethical advisory board debated how big a role it should play in discussing whether the model is the best design, during a meeting on Thursday. The app is part of … Read more