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said: "Any rise in the number of deaths involving COVID-19 is cause for concern, and with reports of rising hospitalisations as the variant first identified in India continues to spread, the Government must think extremely carefully about its next steps. ...
In a statement, a government spokesperson confirmed all four nations of the UK would follow the recommendations "subject to the final advice given by the independent expert committee". The spokesperson added that age had been assessed to be "the strongest factor linked to morta...
The UK Government's claim to be following the science in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been disputed. However, the UK has a highly structured approach to the provision of scientific advice in an emergency, though during the first phase of the response to COVID-19 this faced ...
But during the weekend, large groups of people were seen in some parks and tourist spots, prompting concerns that many people might be ignoring government's advice of avoiding social contact. This happened despite the fact that COVID-19 cases have been rising quickly in the country. As of Mo...
The prime minister’s populist appeal has been hammered by news that, as the coronavirus outbreak raged, chief adviser Cummings drove 250 miles (400 kilometers) to his parents’ house while he was falling ill with suspected COVID-19 — allegedly flouting lockdown rules that the government had...
"We have written to all Phase I accredited units conducting early phase clinical trials to seek confirmation that all trials have undergone a risk assessment in relation to coronavirus (COVID-19) and the current government advice," the government said."It is important to stress that this a...
Biden contracts COVID The lack of "a system that could be scaled up to test, trace and isolate" people was highlighted as a major flaw, while advice to ministers was often undermined by "groupthink". "The inquiry has no hesitation in concluding that the processes,...
Britain's government on Sunday defended the pace and scale of its response to the new Omicron strain of COVID-19 against criticism that it was again falling behind the curve. Health Secretary Sajid Javid said mandatory mask-wearing will return to shops and public transport in England on Tuesday...
Another prominent scientist, Sir Jeremy Farrar, director of the Wellcome Trust and also a member of Sage, warned explicitly on Twitter that the government's was wrong on its timing. "COVID-19 spreading too fast to liftlockdownin England," wrote Farrar. ...