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Don't assume Delta is most contagious Covid variant: SAGE warns 'no reason' why virus would have reached 'theoretical limit' yet

29/10/21 16:28

Both Alpha and Delta sparked explosions in cases when they emerged in the UK. SAGE scientists said there was 'no reason' to assume that this would not happen again. There has been growing concern over Delta offshoot AY.4.2, which scientists estimate is 10 to 15 per cent more transmissible than Delta. There are almost 24,000 cases in the UK, although the true count could be 10 times higher because laboratories are only sequencing a fraction of all confirmed samples....read

Government's SAGE scientists have met just TWICE over the last three months
20/10/21 10:17
Sage have only met twice in the last three months despite soaring cases and deaths. The Government's scientific advisors on the pandemic used to meet weekly but are now only meeting once a month.
Probe to single out failing GP practices: NHS bosses order investigation to seek out surgeries that offer fewest face-to-face appointments... with threat of taking them over if they don't improve
14/10/21 23:47
Britain's health bosses have been given just two weeks to find the 20 per cent of practices in each area with the lowest levels of face-to-face appointments.
UK's daily Covid cases hit another three-month high in 11% weekly jump to 45,066 as hospitalisations stay flat but deaths rise by a quarter... and Professor Chris Whitty warns of 'exceptionally difficult' winter even if coronavirus cases don't spiral again
14/10/21 13:12
England's chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty warned of tough months ahead for the health service as it battles Covid, flu and other seasonal viruses.
Nearly one million children have now had the Covid vaccine after England's Chief Medical Officer said 'virtually all' youngsters will get the virus without the jab rollout
25/09/21 22:20
So far, 912,446 under-18s have received the vaccine, according to the Government, after chief medical officers said everyone aged 12 to 15 should be offered the Pfizer jab.
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Unvaccinated children getting infected with Covid isn't an issue because they face such a vanishingly rare chance of falling seriously ill, expert says
23/09/21 18:24
EXCLUSIVE: Professor David Livermore, of the University of East Anglia, said while it was true all unvaccinated children would get infected, so would many vaccinated children.
Britain's Covid cases rise by 13% in a week to 34,460 as delayed back-to-school wave kicks in - but deaths and hospitalisations fall by nearly a FIFTH
22/09/21 15:38
Department of Health statistics showed there were 747 admissions on September 18, the latest. This was down from the same time last week. there were also 166 deaths, a slight drop from last week.
'Covid is going to just become a cold': Vaccine pioneer says virus will get weaker all the time as Whitty says every child is going to get it, unless they are jabbed
22/09/21 15:05
Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert, the woman who created the Oxford vaccine, has said Covid is unlikely to mutate into a much deadlier variant and will eventually just cause the common cold.
Jabs for kids begin... and they'll be done by half-term: Covid vaccine is rolled out to thousands of schoolchildren in drive to inoculate all youngsters
21/09/21 00:06
NHS teams are going into hundreds of secondary schools this week to deliver Covid-19 vaccinations to 12 to 15-year-olds. Three million kids are now eligible for the Pfizer vaccine.
'There have been NO cases of swollen testicles after taking the COVID jab': Trinidad Health Minister is forced to issue public statement after Nicki Minaj made false claim to her 22m Twitter fans
15/09/21 19:50
Trinidad's health chief Dr Terrence Deyalsingh (pictured) blasted the rapper, saying he and his team had 'wasted so much time running down this false claim'.
'When's the diss track?' Nicki Minaj's bizarre war of words with Boris is mocked by social media users as they share memes of her 'studying with Margaret Thatcher at Oxford'
15/09/21 09:17
The row broke out after Chris Whitty and the Prime Minister criticised US star Nicki Minaj for spreading an 'untrue' and 'ridiculous' myth that coronavirus vaccines can cause impotence.
There are days for whizzbang moods. This wasn't one of them: HENRY DEEDES sees a joyless Boris Johnson at the Downing Street press conference
14/09/21 21:31
HENRY DEEDES: One could hardly expect the Boris to be in one of his whizzbang moods yesterday.
Former Dragons' Den star Rachel Elnaugh, 56, is slammed for 'vile' tweet saying Chris Whitty 'will hang' for recommending Covid vaccinations for children
14/09/21 21:10
Ex-'Dragon' Rachel Elnaugh, 56, took to Twitter to call the decision to launch a UK-wide vaccination programme for children aged 12-15 as 'child abuse'.
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Nicki Minaj VS BoJo: Surreal war of words breaks out as rapper sends a bizarre voice message to British PM with faux English accent after he blasted her for sharing anti-vax myth about impotence to her 22m Twitter followers
14/09/21 19:13
The rapper, 38, posted a voice message for British PM Boris Johnson on Twitter Tuesday, mockingly claiming she 'went to Oxford' and 'school with Margaret Thatcher'.
DAN WOOTTON: Why are we jabbing millions of kids who are at almost no risk of Covid simply to keep teachers at work after a year of doing almost nothing?
14/09/21 19:01
DAN WOOTTON: Gavin Williamson and his department have been pushing for such a rollout, terrified of the militant teaching unions who refused to work at the height of pandemic.
Nicki Minaj v Boris: Surreal war of words breaks out as US singer sends PM bizarre audio clip with faux British accent after he blasted her for sharing anti-vax impotence myth - before spat with Piers Morgan who branded her 'rudest little madam I ever met'
14/09/21 15:44
The Prime Minister said he would rather listen to NHS England's top GP Nikki Kanani about the jab as he and the Chief Medical Officer condemned pop star Nicki Minaj's remarks.
'It makes you think...' Holly Willoughby finds herself conflicted about son Harry, 12, getting the COVID-19 vaccine as she's caught between debating doctors on This Morning
14/09/21 12:19
Holly Willoughby found herself caught between two opinions over teenagers receiving the COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday's This Morning.
Chaos for parents as vaccine minister Nadhim Zahawi says 12-year-olds WILL be able to override their wishes and get Covid jabs from next Wednesday - but JCVI insists it will be decided on 'sliding scale' amid Tory revolt over plans
14/09/21 06:54
A gloomy Chris Whitty warned yesterday that schools faced another winter of disruption and advised that those aged 12 to 15 should be offered doses of the covid vaccine from next week.
Britain follows Australia's lead and will start vaccinating kids as young as 12 from next week - but lets CHILDREN decide whether they will be jabbed instead of their parents
14/09/21 00:37
The UK are set to follow Australia's lead and start vaccinating children as young as 12 from next week but the decision rests entirely in the hands of the kids and not their parents.
Boosters for over-50s by Christmas: PM warns pandemic is 'far from over' and pins hopes on third jab keeping country unlocked - as row explodes over giving 12-year-olds final say on having Covid vaccine NOT their parents
13/09/21 22:38
Ministers are expected to announce plans on Tuesday for a booster jab programme - a scheme they hope will be the key line of defence in preventing a national lockdown this winter.
'Unvaxxed pupils being bullied, rows tearing families apart... and only 30,000 infections stopped': Fury as minister CONFIRMS plans to vaccinate all over-12s from next week but gives CHILDREN the final say on whether they get the jab, NOT their parents
13/09/21 13:00
England's Chief Medical Officer and his counterparts in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland said a secondary school vaccination rollout would help prevent further disruptions to education.
Health officials are ALREADY working with schools on giving jabs to under-16s amid claims chief medics could approve mass rollout starting 'within weeks'
12/09/21 11:39
Health Secretary Sajid Javid revealed that preparations are already being made as he said he expects the UK's chief medics to decide on a mass rollout for 12-15 year olds imminently.
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Parents' consent WILL 'always be sought' before vaccinating kids against Covid if plans are approved, schools minister promises (but doesn't promise them a veto)
07/09/21 14:35
Nick Gibb said today if jabs were recommended for the four million children in the age group parents would be asked for consent. But he said that in 'rare' cases this would not be the case.
'Professor Lockdown' says he expects Chris Whitty to approve Covid vaccines for 12 to 15-year-olds - with a decision due by FRIDAY
06/09/21 14:49
Professor Neil Ferguson, an epidemiologist from Imperial College London and prominent SAGE member, said: 'I think we will probably move to vaccinating 12 to 15-year-olds.'
Minister Nadhim Zahawi says children CAN overrule their own parents to get Covid jab as top government scientists urge MPs to ignore vaccine advisers and push ahead with jabbing 12 to 15-year-olds
05/09/21 11:24
Vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi said children aged between 12 and 15 years old can overrule their parents' wishes to get the Covid-19 vaccine 'if they're deemed to be competent to make that decision'.
Chris Whitty warns of 'very sick' young patients in hospital with Covid in plea for people to get a jab - as figures show THREE-QUARTERS of admissions in under-50s are unvaccinated
20/08/21 14:54
England's chief medical officer branded it 'stark' that the majority of Covid patients had not had their jabs, and said many regretted not being inoculated against the virus.
Estate agent who was filmed getting England's chief medical officer Chris Whitty in a headlock in viral video in central London is spared jail and fined £100 as he admits assault
30/07/21 14:22
Lewis Hughes, 24, admitted the attack which took place in St James's Park last month and was handed a suspended sentence.
Why are Covid infections plunging... and will they go up again? We answer the vital questions amid signs pandemic could be easing
26/07/21 22:18
Ever since Boris Johnson unveiled plans to end lockdown rules, Britons have faced wave after wave of sombre warnings. But the reality, at least so far, has been rather different.
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Chris Whitty 'clashed with Patrick Vallance' in early days of pandemic because he was 'wary of over-reacting' to threat of coronavirus, government adviser reveals
17/07/21 01:08
Sir Jeremy Farrar, who is head of the Wellcome Trust, said England's chief medical officer had been 'much more cautious' about speeding up preparations for a pandemic early last year.
Britain's daily Covid cases breach 50,000 for first time since JANUARY: Infections increase by 45% in a week, deaths jump two-thirds to 49 and hospitalisations hit highest level since MARCH (but speed of growth in admissions falls for fifth day in a row)
16/07/21 15:35
Department of Health figures show the number of positive tests (51,870) has risen by 45 per cent in a week. Hospitalisations and deaths are now both rising steadily following the ferocious surge in cases.
England's Covid hotspots: Interactive map shows virus is most prevalent in Manchester where up to one in every 33 people are infected
16/07/21 11:37
Office for National Statistics data - based on swab testing of thousands of people - shows the number of people with Covid in the week ending July 10 was 577,7000, up 73.5 per cent in a week.
Britain WILL 'of course' face a new lockdown if Covid third wave hits 'unacceptable' levels of hospitalisations, minister warns - as admissions run AHEAD of models and Whitty admits new restrictions may have to be considered in within weeks
16/07/21 08:20
Solicitor General Lucy Frazer hinted it was the right time to open up because of the successful vaccination drive - which has got a first dose to nearly 90 per cent of Britons.
Vaccines AND masks are best way to protect ourselves after Freedom Day, says scientist behind Oxford University's Covid vaccine
14/07/21 12:31
Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert, who helped develop the AstraZeneca jab, said wearing a face covering to protect other people from catching Covid in indoor settings is 'a sign of respect'.
Freedom (of sorts) but for how long? 'Captain Cautious' Boris Johnson says restrictions WILL end on Monday but move will be reviewed by September 30 at the latest meaning UK could be locked down again within 11 weeks
12/07/21 21:51
Boris Johnson confirmed most restrictions will be axed on Monday but at a gloomy Downing Street press conference insisted caution was vital.
University where Chris Whitty studied reworks curriculum to make it 'anti-racist' after saying field of public health is guilty of upholding 'white supremacy' and 'colonialism'
11/07/21 08:23
The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine said it will 'decolonise' its curriculum in a guide issued to staff. Teaching materials and reading lists will be revised to 'de-privilege' white men.
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No10 doesn't need to 'wobble' on easing Covid restrictions on July 19 because vaccines are holding their own, Government adviser says
07/07/21 11:29
Sir John Bell said he saw 'no reason to wobble' on plans to ease most remaining Covid restrictions on July 19. He added protection from jabs may improve over time.
Britain won't return to normal until at least next SPRING: Restrictions could be reimposed this winter, Chris Whitty warns
06/07/21 17:59
England's chief medical officer hinted that curbs may have to be rolled back later this year when the NHS faces a 'difficult winter'. He said it will be spring before the UK returns to the 'status quo'.
Delaying Freedom Day could lead to MORE Covid deaths in winter: Chris Whitty says it's better to get big bang of cases out of the way in summer when hospitals are less busy after SAGE modelling showed July was the 'sweet spot' for unlocking
06/07/21 10:48
The Chief Medical Officer revealed he believed 'quite strongly' that there are many benefits to unlocking now rather than waiting until winter, when hospitals across the UK grapple with usual pressures.
Smirking Chris Whitty suspect leaves court in custody tracksuit after spending night in the cells for alleged attack on adviser as hearing is told he gave police his brother's name
06/07/21 07:13
Jonathan Chew, 24, of no fixed address, was charged on Monday with common assault after Chris Whitty was accosted in a London Park.
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Chris Whitty warns winter will be 'very difficult' for the NHS as it battles Covid and flu as Boris Johnson refuses to rule out rolling back lockdown curbs if the crisis spirals again
05/07/21 18:52
England's Chief Medical Officer said hospitals could be in for a 'very difficult' period over the colder months as they grapple with spikes in Covid and flu admissions, as well as normal winter pressures.
Doctors call for 'targeted Covid measures' to stay after July 19: BMA urges government to KEEP mask rules after Freedom Day to control 'alarming' rise in cases
03/07/21 00:17
The British Medical Association (BMA) said keeping some protective measures in place was 'crucial' to stop spiralling case numbers having a 'devastating impact' on people's health.
Essex estate agent, 23, who accosted Chris Whitty as he walked through London park is charged with common assault
02/07/21 09:48
Lewis Hughes, 23, and his friend Jonathan Chew, 24, filmed themselves grabbing Chris Whitty as he walked through St James' Park on Saturday.
EXCLUSIVE: Mother of yob who jostled Chris Whitty apologises and says her son 'misread the situation' after his estate agent friend got sack over the shocking incident
01/07/21 18:23
EXCLUSIVE The viral video of Jonathan Chew and his friend Lewis Hughes, both 24, grabbing the Government's top medical adviser as he walked through St James' Park was highly criticised.
'I wanted a SELFIE with Chris Whitty for my mum': Essex estate agent, 24, who was sacked for accosting chief advisor had been drinking on anti-vax march before incident - as jeering pal says he has ADHD and 'meant no harm'
30/06/21 22:27
Lewis Hughes, 24, was fired from Caplen Estates Agents after the clip of him and friend Jonathan Chew, also 24, with the Chief Medical Officer in St James' Park on Sunday went viral.
'It looks like from July 19 we will be back to 100 per cent': Sport optimistic full houses can return from Freedom Day without Covid certification, which would mean capacity crowds at cricket, Rugby League, and Glorious Goodwood this summer
30/06/21 15:43
Major sports are increasingly optimistic that capacity crowds will return to events and stadiums this summer, after the Chief Medical Officer signalled support for lifting covid restrictions.
The charts that demand an end to lockdown: Proof vaccines are working as Britain's cases spike 62% in a week to 26,068 but deaths drop to 14
30/06/21 15:34
Department of Health bosses posted just 14 Covid deaths today, falling 26.3 per cent on last Wednesday's figure of 19, in a clear sign of the vaccine effect in the face of climbing cases.
How jabs have tamed the third wave: Just one in 100 NHS beds now taken up by Covid patients in England compared to one in six at start of second surge in December
30/06/21 11:58
EXCLUSIVE: Even the worst hit region in England - the North West - is only seeing 2.37 per cent of its beds full with Covid patients. Covid occupancy is lowest in the South West (0.44 per cent).
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Comedian turned anti-vaxxer Lee Hurst's Twitter account is suspended after he claimed shocking harassment of Chris Whitty 'is not enough'
30/06/21 10:19
The former They Think It's All Over panellist had his page shut down after he said thugs who attacked England's Chief Medical Officer had not done enough.
No time to lose, Boris! Tory MPs, businesses and teachers call on PM to 'go quicker' and axe crippling self-isolation rules and school bubbles BEFORE July 19 - as even Chris Whitty urges open up for Summer because hospitals can cope
30/06/21 08:25
Boris Johnson is facing mounting pressure to speed up the nation's exit from lockdown as Tory MPs, businesses and teachers call on the Prime Minister to 'go quicker'.
Comedian turned anti-vaxxer Lee Hurst is reported to Twitter for 'inciting violence' after saying shocking harassment of Chris Whitty in London park 'is not enough'
29/06/21 14:08
The former They Think It's All Over panellist (pictured) said whatever happened to England's Chief Medical Officer 'was not enough'.
Police say Chris Whitty 'doesn't want to press charges' against thugs who held him in a headlock as disturbing footage shows anti-lockdown mob outside CMO's home shouting 'murderer' day before the attack amid calls for him to be given security
29/06/21 12:27
A huge crowd marched on the Chief Medical Officer's flat in central London and yelled abuse from the street as some swigged beer on Saturday afternoon.
Boris Johnson slams 'despicable' thugs who put Chris Whitty in a headlock as Priti Patel says officials will look into the protection available to him and police face questions over why officers at scene didn't make an arrest
28/06/21 23:13
The Chief Medical Officer has been harassed in the street again for at least the third time this year as disturbing footage shows two men repeatedly grab him while he attempts to get away.
Elizabeth Day: 40 things I feel guilty about
19/06/21 23:02
I'm not sure why I feel so guilty all the time but I suspect it's a peculiarly female condition. It makes me wonder: what could we achieve with all that energy wasted on unnecessary shame?
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Britain's daily Covid cases hit 9,000 for the first time since February as cases spike by a fifth in a week and hospitalisations soar by another 40% amid the rapid spread of Indian variant - but deaths stay flat
16/06/21 15:29
Department of Health bosses posted 9,055 positive tests across the UK - up by a fifth on last Wednesday's count. It is the highest toll since February 25, when 9,985 infections were registered.
Britain's Covid crisis will be OVER if vaccines continue to keep infected patients out of hospital, top Oxford scientist says - but we'll have to learn to live with the virus spreading because it isn't going away
16/06/21 13:21
Sir Andrew Pollard, chief of the Oxford Vaccine Group and Government adviser, said: 'If very high protection against hospitalisation continues then the public health crisis is over.'
Covid will last FOREVER and we need to live with it like flu: Top scientists, senior ministers and Boris admit virus is never going away and public will have to get used to deaths... so what IS an acceptable number of daily victims?
15/06/21 17:24
Scientists seeking to manage expectations before restrictions said achieving zero Covid deaths in the UK was 'impossible' and the focus should be to bring them down to flu-like levels.
Pupils must be allowed to stay in school if they say no to Covid jabs, campaigners say as 50,000 worried parents sign petition calling for schools vaccination plan to be paused
15/06/21 12:36
Molly Kingsley (pictured), from Cambridgeshire, co-founder of children's campaign group UsforThem, said she was worried about forcing jabs on schoolchildren.
Children COULD be vaccinated to stop Covid disrupting their education, Chris Whitty says - but Government has not decided and 'is focusing on adults down to 18'
14/06/21 19:28
The chief medical officer for England said the 'key thing for children is safety' and that pharmaceutical companies are testing the jabs to make sure they are safe for children to have.
All over-50s could be fully vaccinated by July 1st - two weeks after 'freedom day' - but it will take until SEPTEMBER to give the entire adult population two Covid jabs in race to defeat Indian variant
08/06/21 15:02
EXCLUSIVE: Analysis of official figures shows over-50s in England could all have had their second vaccine dose by June 17, with a full immune response coming two weeks later.
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Is Bill Gates funding this?': Chris Whitty is harassed AGAIN in street as anti-vaxxer 'family entertainer' yells abuse and accuses him of lying to the public about Covid
04/06/21 18:36
In a video apparently filmed and shared online by the person who confronted Mr Whitty in Oxford, the government's CMO was shown walking down a street as he was bombarded with questions.
Chris Whitty attacks 'kill for profit' tobacco companies after more people die from smoking than Covid last year
19/05/21 18:00
England's chief medical officer Chris Whitty said lung cancer, the UK's the most common cancer killer, is 'almost entirely' caused by greedy cigarette firms making money from addiction.
Chris Whitty FINALLY takes a break! Chief medic is on first holiday in two years (but don't worry, it's in the UK and he's still checking up on the Indian variant)
19/05/21 10:58
Chief medical officer Chris Whitty is on leave this week after overseeing the frantic efforts to tackle the pandemic, MailOnline understands.
So where WAS Patrick Vallance? Government says he 'does not attend every press conference' after questions were raised over why he was missing from Downing Street briefing
15/05/21 17:42
The Chief Scientific Adviser, alongside Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty, is usually part of the line-up for major No10 press conferences held by Boris Johnson.
Next slide please! 'Chris Whitty effect' fuels rise in school-leavers applying for medicine after being inspired by Britain's Chief Medical Officer
14/05/21 08:18
A surge dubbed the ' Chris Whitty effect' saw a record-breaking number of British teenagers apply for university courses in the medical field for 2021 entry.
Having a spouse with heart disease can DOUBLE your own risk of the illness because partners are lazy together and eat the same unhealthy foods, study claims
05/05/21 12:00
Researchers at the Heart Health Research Centre in Beijing, China, found that people had a 2.2 or 2.3-fold rise in heart disease if their spouse had the condition because they share diets and lifestyles.
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Covid will be treatable like flu next year: Vaccine minister says jabs will stop another crisis unfolding with all over-50s set to get third doses to see virus 'fade away by Christmas' - as expert says lockdowns may never be needed again
05/05/21 00:53
Early findings from trials have raised hopes in the UK Government that the two approaches can nullify the threat from existing and new variants, it is understood.
Lonely losing battle of PM who'd resisted the clamour for lockdowns: Yes, his outburst was shocking. But libertarian Boris knew it wasn't just Covid lives at stake, writes ANDREW PIERCE
25/04/21 21:57
ANDREW PIERCE: As No10 officials and senior ministers joined Boris Johnson in the Cabinet Room the mood was bleak but the pressure to take decisive action was becoming irresistible.
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Elizabeth Day: Why Line of Duty has crossed a line
17/04/21 23:02
One of the many unanticipated side-effects of a pandemic is that time loses meaning.
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Strictly Come Dancing bosses 'target Chris Whitty or Jonathan Van-Tam in bid to land a star of the pandemic for 2021 series'
15/04/21 23:08
The hit BBC One dance show is said to be making 'discreet enquiries' over the next few weeks in a bid to secure Chief Medical Officer Whitty, 54, his deputy Jonathan Van-Tam, or Kate Bingham.
How Chile's new Covid spike proves our cautious roadmap is the right route out of this crisis
10/04/21 21:03
Like the UK, Chile began vaccinating in December. They have now jabbed roughly a third of their 19 million population. Yet today, Chile is seeing a terrifying surge in cases.
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Professor Chris Whitty and Sir Patrick Vallance 'are pressuring Boris Johnson to keep social distancing rules for ANOTHER year'
06/04/21 12:41
Professor Chris Whitty and Sir Patrick Vallance are putting pressure on Boris Johnson to keep social distancing rules in place for another year, it was claimed today.
Chris Whitty says Britain will treat Covid 'like the flu' in future but warns we will be vulnerable to disease for another TWO YEARS and says a vaccine - resistant variant WILL emerge
01/04/21 14:08
England's chief medical officer said vaccine companies were still struggling to get basic supplies distributed around the world and were not yet fully equipped to deal with new variants.
'It looks like the Judge Rinder set': Social media users mock Boris Johnson's £2.6m press room for looking like 'a cheap TV studio' decorated with 'B&M colour scheme'
30/03/21 08:19
The Prime Minister addressed the nation last night - but many said they couldn't keep their eyes off the 'naff' new room, 'gaudy' lighting and lecterns from a 1980s US courtroom drama.
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Britain's 'wall of vaccination' against Covid is 'leaky' because jabs aren't 100% effective and millions have still yet to be fully inoculated, Professor Chris Whitty warns
29/03/21 17:28
Addressing the country from Downing St's new £2.6million White House-style press briefing room, England's chief medical officer said the wall will get stronger when top-up doses are dished out.
Arise, Sir Chris... Boris Johnson backs plans to knight Prof. Whitty for his 'tireless' work amid the pandemic
28/03/21 01:21
He became a household name at the start of the pandemic as one half of the scientific duo flanking Prime Minister Boris Johnson during difficult Downing Street press conferences.
Neil Ferguson warns Britons face no hope of a 'normal' holiday until autumn and 'travel may be one of the last things to be relaxed' as new Covid variants run rampant in Europe
24/03/21 10:09
Neil Ferguson (pictured), dubbed Professor Lockdown after telling the UK government to impose restrictions last March, said 'travel may be one of the later things to be relaxed'.
We knew pain of lockdown from the start: Chris Whitty admits Government knew that shutting the country down to contain Covid pandemic would have 'very severe effects' on some people's health
23/03/21 22:16
The devastating impact of the lockdown on the nation's health was known from the start, England's chief medical officer Chris Whitty said yesterday.
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Older, wiser but what a price we've paid: Johnson, Whitty and Vallance confess how little they knew when lockdown started, admit it will take years for the UK to recover and warn Covid will be with us indefinitely
23/03/21 17:29
At a Downing Street briefing, the PM tried to strike an optimistic note about the prospects for getting back to normal - despite paying tribute to those who have lost their lives.
Statistics chief Ian Diamond says 'wonderful' vaccine rollout means Covid cases are the lowest since last September but warns there is 'no doubt' there will be a fresh wave of cases in the autumn
14/03/21 10:17
Professor Sir Ian Diamond said that the current case rate in England was down to 0.37 per cent - or 6,000 cases a day. It's lowest since September but still far higher than last summer.
How 'Chicken man' ran Britain for weeks: No 10 PR Lee Cain took charge after Boris Johnson caught Covid and virus spread through heart of government
13/03/21 13:00
Insiders at No 10 have said that when Boris Johnson, Matt Hancock and other senior members of government were fighting Covid, aides almost exclusively turned to Lee Cain for direction.
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