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A scientist advising the Government on Covid-19 testing says a “test and release” system should have been introduced months ago – preventing the current “pingdemic”. Professor Sir John Bell, an immunologist and Regius Professor of Medicine at the University of
Ministers are “increasingly confident” that more countries will be added to the amber or green lists when the travel rules are reviewed next week. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab expressed optimism that more holiday hotspots could open up, saying “the momentum
A record 689,313 people were pinged by the NHS app to self-isolate last week, new figures show. Data shows the scale of the so-called pingdemic as nearly 700,000 people were told they had been in close contact with someone who
The UK has almost reached the coronavirus “Holy Grail” of herd immunity – thanks to the Euros, an expert claims. Paul Hunter, a professor of drugs at the University of East Anglia, said mass mixing of younger people during the
The threat of new Covid variants entering the UK has caused concerns for experts as they migrate from other countries. So far we have seen some new variants enter the UK from places such as China, South Africa, and India.
A top Tory has insisted that axing mandatory quarantine for jabbed US and EU arrivals is “sensible” after it emerged that ministers were warned the plan posed a “clear public health risk”. Dominic Raab said allowing double-jabbed travellers from Europe
The Government used public money to pay for polling about Keir Starmer and Sadiq Khan, newly revealed emails suggest And despite civil servants saying they were “uncomfortable” with the deal, emails show Dominic Cummings pressuring officials to sign off cash
A chilling interactive map shows the huge inequality in numbers of people vaccinated across the world – amid warnings of deadly mutant strains developing as a result. In at least 12 countries, less than one per cent of the population
People over 50 and the most vulnerable could get a Pfizer jab this autumn as part of a booster programme ahead of the winter months. Millions of Brits are expected to be offered third Covid jabs to shore up protections
More patients are opting to pay for expensive life-saving surgery because of crippling NHS waiting lists, it has been reported. So-called “self funded operations” have risen since the beginning of the pandemic, according to private providers. And some patients faced