Daily infections drop to 13,864 and the R-number could be down too but hat-trick of reports claim true figure may be 45,000 a day, infections DOUBLED in a week and outbreaks are growing in all but THREE areas Department of Health officials today also announced 87 deaths, up 31 per cent on the 66 recorded… Read More »
By Michael Le Page , Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool A woman wearing a face covering walks past a public information poster in Hackney, north LondonDinendra Haria/LNP/Shutterstock Latest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 9 October Community infections continue to rise in England, swab testing… Read More »
The great lockdown divide? Covid surges in the North’s university and factory towns which have more deprived multi-generational households, cooler temperatures and ‘came out of lockdown too early’ Experts say multiple factors likely driving rise in coronavirus infections in northern parts of England Among them could be worse-paid jobs, large households, student populations and colder… Read More »
Demand for coronavirus tests has almost trebled among young children in England this month – but only 1% were found to have the virus, figures show. In the first two weeks of September, more than 200,000 under-nines were tested, according to government’s test-and-trace programme. That is nearly three times as many as in the previous… Read More »
More than two million people shielding against coronavirus in most of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland can now leave their home and return to work. Vulnerable people were advised in March to stay at home, or shield, to avoid contracting Covid-19. In Wales the advice stays in place until 16 August. But Macmillan Cancer Support… Read More »
MPs have called for the government to clarify its position on face coverings, after the PM said a “stricter” approach to their use in England was needed. Senior sources have said the government is considering making face coverings mandatory in shops in England to slow the spread of coronavirus. Former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said… Read More »