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Former prime minister Tony Blair said the UK needs to dramatically accelerate its coronavirus vaccination programme in order to lift lockdown rules in the spring. Claiming ‘it’s not complicated’ on live TV this morning as he launched a ‘blueprint’ for improving the country’s vaccine roll-out, Mr Blair suggested restrictions could ease ‘significantly’ in February if … Read more
The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said that all statistical models tracked by the agency predict that coronavirus deaths in the U.S. will accelerate in the coming weeks. ‘CDC tracks 12 different forecasting models of possible COVID-19 deaths in the US,’ Dr. Robert R. Redfield said in a tweet. ‘As … Read more
New coronavirus infections accelerate in Germany where the R number has risen above one for the first time since lockdown has been lifted The R number has risen to 1.1 The Robert Koch Institute for disease control said When that figure goes above 1, it means the number of infections is growing Chancellor Angela Merkel has … Read more
Allowing the Cheltenham Festival to go ahead in March could have helped ‘accelerate the spread’ of Covid-19, a former government chief scientific adviser has warned. Sir David King, who advised the government between 2000 and 2007 criticised the decision to allow the National Hunt festival to go ahead which saw a total attendance of some … Read more
Aston Martin shares picked up speed after reports that China’s Geely is eyeing an investment in the stricken luxury car maker. Geely, which owns Volvo and Lotus, is conducting due diligence before it decides whether to make an investment in the group. However, it could strike a technology partnership with Aston Martin, instead of investing … Read more