More than half of American adults have now had at least their first dose of coronavirus vaccine, and there are promising signs the shots are working: Plummeting average daily death numbers over the past week. The seven-day rolling average of fatalities has fallen by a quarter to 737 compared to seven days ago when 987 … Read more
England’s first coronavirus lockdown did not lead to a rise in suicides, a study has claimed. Mental health charities worried at the start of the pandemic that widespread social isolation and massive job losses could lead to a rise in the number of suicides. Fake news stories spread on social media in 2020 claiming the number … Read more
England’s first coronavirus lockdown did not lead to a rise in suicides, a study has claimed. Mental health charities worried at the start of the pandemic that widespread social isolation and massive job losses could lead to a rise in the number of suicides. Fake news stories spread on social media in 2020 claiming that the … Read more
Britain’s daily Covid cases have fallen by 10 per cent in a week, according to official figures which suggest Easter hasn’t caused the country’s outbreak to spike — despite fears infections would increase after the four-day bank holiday weekend. Department of Health bosses posted another 2,491 positive coronavirus tests today and 45 deaths — down … Read more
Britain’s daily Covid cases have fallen by 10 per cent in a week, according to official figures which suggest Easter hasn’t caused the country’s outbreak to spike — despite fears infections would increase after the four-day bank holiday weekend. Department of Health bosses posted another 2,491 positive coronavirus tests today and 45 deaths — down … Read more
Last month’s Suez canal blockage caused by the grounding of the Ever Given super tanker led to a spike in sulphur dioxide emissions, according to satellite data. The pollutant is a greenhouse gas which is spewed out by the burning of the type of fuel oil used in ship engines. Evidence from the Tropomi apparatus … Read more
Things are going according to plan. Despite a few wobbles about vanishingly small blood-clot risks, our vaccine rollout charges forward. And tomorrow we will enter the next phase of our roadmap to freedom. But at the Downing Street press conference last Monday, England’s Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty was circumspect. Moving ‘steadily’ was key, he … Read more
Scientists have produced stunning images showing exactly what happens to the cells of a person who is injected with the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine. Images reveal how the jab forces the injected person’s own cells to make replicas of the real coronavirus spike, a glycoprotein, which sticks out from its surface. The spikes on the surface … Read more
Emergency service vehicles are being delayed hundreds of times every month because of Sadiq Khan’s controversial low-traffic zones. Newly-released data shows The London Fire Brigade was delayed to call outs more than 330 times a month between June and November 2020 – up 18 per cent from the previous year – due to new traffic … Read more
Emergency service vehicles are being delayed hundreds of times every month because of Sadiq Khan’s controversial low-traffic zones. Newly-released data shows The London Fire Brigade was delayed to call outs more than 330 times a month between June and November 2020 – up 18 per cent from the previous year – due to new traffic … Read more