Five new coronavirus hotspots have tonight been highlighted as part of new data from public health chiefs which reveals the areas most at risk of being plunged into local lockdown. Areas such as Pendle, in Lancashire, Herefordshire, and East Staffordshire have all seen spikes in the number of coronavirus cases in the last fortnight, Public … Read more
The Government has been warned to prepare for ‘visible resistance’ if it ever tries to introduce another lockdown to fight coronavirus in the future, official advice papers revealed today. Newly-released files from Number 10’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) show that top behavioural scientists fear people won’t follow the draconian rules for a second … Read more
People WON’T obey lockdown again: SAGE files reveal scientists warned UK Government to prepare for ‘visible resistance’ to future rule changes and show a THIRD of the public still don’t know the symptoms of Covid-19 By Sam Blanchard Senior Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 13:02 BST, 10 July 2020 | Updated: 13:05 BST, 10 July … Read more
Covid-19 cases in the US were falling before states imposed lockdowns, according to a study that suggests less draconian measures could have been sufficient enough to tackle the crisis. John Hopkins University researchers in Baltimore, Maryland, analysed data from 25 of the counties worst-hit by the coronavirus in March and April. They discovered decreases in … Read more
Council leaders in areas threatened by Leicester-style lockdowns have rejected the idea – while claiming figures released by the Government detailing the highest coronavirus infection rates are out-of-date. Bradford, Barnsley and Rochdale were identified as three of the areas of England most at risk of being hit by a ‘local lockdown’ like the one imposed … Read more
The areas most at risk of local lockdowns like the one being imposed in Leicester could be Bradford, Barnsley and Rochdale, according to official data. Statistics for the week ending June 21 show those areas had the highest Covid-19 infection rates in England, each with more than 50 positive tests per 100,000 people. Barnsley Council … Read more
Leicester-style localised lockdowns are ‘just days away’ from being imposed after dozens of towns and cities saw cases surge in the past week, public health officials revealed today. Bradford, Doncaster and Barnsley are said to be at the top of the Government’s list of potential Covid hotspots as the virus continues to run rampant in … Read more
Leicester-style localised lockdowns are ‘just days away’ from being imposed after dozens of towns and cities saw cases surge in the past week, public health officials revealed today. Bradford and Doncaster are said to be at the top of the Government’s list of 36 regions earmarked as potential Covid hotspots. Parts of Kent and at … Read more
Sweden’s top virus expert has said the ‘world went mad’ with coronavirus lockdowns which ‘fly in the face of what is known about handling virus pandemics’. Anders Tegnell, who advised Sweden to avoid full lockdown in favour of a ‘herd immunity’ strategy, said world leaders caved to political pressure amid panic – and that the … Read more
Sweden’s top virus expert has said the ‘world went mad’ with coronavirus lockdowns which ‘fly in the face of what is known about handling virus pandemics’. Anders Tegnell, who advised Sweden to avoid full lockdown in favour of a ‘herd immunity’ strategy, said world leaders caved to political pressure amid panic – and that the … Read more