Timeline to a catastrophe: First five months of SAGE meeting notes

The first five months of SAGE meeting notes have revealed how scientists and health officials initially wrote-off coronavirus as another Swine flu before realising their error and desperately trying to catch up.  The minutes, which cover 34 meetings held by the country’s top scientists and used in the government’s daily response to Covid, were published … Read more

Timeline to a catastrophe: First five months of SAGE meeting notes

The first five months of SAGE meeting notes have revealed how scientists and health officials initially wrote-off coronavirus as another Swine flu before realising their error and desperately trying to catch up.  The minutes, which cover 34 meetings held by the country’s top scientists and used in the government’s daily response to Covid, were published … Read more

Councils in ‘catastrophe’: Town where HALF of workers face being furloughed pleads for PM’s help

Crawley is facing crisis after  Gatwick Airport has furloughed 90 per cent of its staff with reports that half of the town’s population facing being laid off.  The airport employs 3,500 people directly, although a further 21,000 people work for 250 different firms based at the campus.  Also, the airport supports a further 12,000 jobs … Read more

Care homes catastrophe: Britain’s coronavirus death toll could be DOUBLE official tally

The scale of the coronavirus catastrophe unfolding in Britain’s care homes was dramatically laid bare last night. The Chief Medical Officer revealed that almost 100 more homes had reported outbreaks in the past 24 hours. He said more than 13 per cent had now been hit nationally by the deadly disease, the equivalent of a … Read more

Is softly, softly Sweden heading for catastrophe?

Swedes really don’t like to stand out. They much prefer to blend in. They even have their own word for it: ‘Jantelagen’, the Scandinavian answer to Australia and New Zealand’s ‘tall poppy syndrome’.  It roughly translates as: ‘Don’t think you’re better than anyone else.’ And so it’s quite understandable that its government’s maverick response to … Read more

Is softly, softly Sweden heading for catastrophe?

Swedes really don’t like to stand out. They much prefer to blend in. They even have their own word for it: ‘Jantelagen’, the Scandinavian answer to Australia and New Zealand’s ‘tall poppy syndrome’.  It roughly translates as: ‘Don’t think you’re better than anyone else.’ And so it’s quite understandable that its government’s maverick response to … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: The world and Britain set for an employment catastrophe

Among the most shocking aspects of the coronavirus pandemic is the unprecedented impact on global economic conditions.  A day which started with a degree of optimism due to a surge in a Chinese manufacturing index in March, suggesting there could be a sharp ‘V’ shaped recovery from global lockdowns, ended with more alarming data.  In … Read more

US soars past 100,000 coronavirus cases: NYC fights catastrophe as one dies every 17 minutes

The number of coronavirus cases in the United States has soared past 100,000 cases, and the situation in New York City has become increasingly dire as cases continue to explode, with the healthcare system threatened with imminent collapse.  Across the city, sirens wailed late into the night Friday as ambulance crews raced through empty streets from one call to … Read more

US soars past 100,000 coronavirus cases: NYC fights catastrophe as one dies every 17 minutes

The number of coronavirus cases in the United States has soared past 100,000 cases, and the situation in New York City has become increasingly dire as cases continue to explode, with the healthcare system threatened with imminent collapse.  Across the city, sirens wailed late into the night Friday as ambulance crews raced through empty streets from one call to … Read more