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UK: opposition grows as Boris Johnson orders all Covid-19 restrictions lifted in Britain during massive Delta wave

Opposition to Boris Johnson’s plan to unlock Britain in the middle of what is shaping up to be the country’s worst ever coronavirus wave is growing.  More...

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WHO: “Allowing SARS-CoV-2 to spread & infect others by not implementing consistently proven actions that prevent infections, reduce spread, prevent disease & save lives is immoral, unethical, & non-scientific”

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UK: Working from home reduces the chance of catching coronavirus by 54% – 76%

The REACT survey 7 from Imperial College London has also shown working from home reduces the chance of catching COVID-19 with those not currently required to work outside the home are 54% to 76% less likely to test positive for SARS-CoV-2 compared to those that did.  More...

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UK coronavirus cases already amongst the highest in the world with 11 days until “Freedom Day”

The UK’s daily coronavirus case rate is now amongst the highest in the world, with just a few small nations still showing a higher rate.  More...

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UK: learning to live with COVID-19 cannot mean simply allowing infections to spread unchecked causing hospitalisations, illness – including Long COVID, and deaths

Joint Statement from the Association of Directors of Public Health and the Faculty of Public Health on the COVID-19 Roadmap.  More...

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WHO: UK coronavirus policy “Moral emptiness and epidemiological stupidity”

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From Alpha to Delta – how Britain won and then lost the fight against coronavirus

After months of being ravaged by the Alpha variant (B.1.1.7) in 2020, Britain seemed to turn a corner in its fight with the coronavirus in early 2021.  More...

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UK: with 2 million Long Covid cases and 20,000 new coronavirus infections every day, is this really the right time to lift restrictions?

There is something deeply surreal about Britain’s current Covid-19 policy right now.  More...

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