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UK records 35,928 new Covid cases as mutant strain causes rise in infections of nearly 95% compared to last Sunday – as death toll increases by 326 taking total number of victims to 67,401 By Jemma Carr For Mailonline Published: 16:28 GMT, 20 December 2020 | Updated: 16:30 GMT, 20 December 2020 The UK has … Read more
The draconian new restrictions imposed last night were drawn up after the number of people carrying the coronavirus more than trebled in a week. The rapid rise in areas which were last night plunged into new tier 4 measures is said to be down to a new virus strain, which was first announced on Monday. … Read more
Teaching unions push breaking schools up early for Christmas over fears of coronavirus Heads in England have already been granted the option of closing on Thursday However some have decided to close even earlier amid a rise in cases Unions are pressing for an immediate switch to online learning in virus hotspots By Josh White … Read more
Coronavirus lateral flow tests only pick up 49 per cent of infections because they fail to catch people with low levels of the virus, researchers have found. The findings of a pilot of 3,199 people has blown a hole in the Government’s mass testing strategy, which featured plans to hand out millions of 30-minute tests … Read more
Germany heads for lockdown as country sees record number of infections and many hospitals already at full capacity after ‘lockdown lite’ failed Germany recorded 29,875 new coronavirus cases and 598 new deaths today The numbers are the highest ever recored in the country over a 24-hour period It has has been in partial lockdown for six … Read more
Victoria reaches incredible coronavirus milestone going 40 DAYS with no new infections – as travellers lift the lid on Melbourne’s VERY strict new hotel quarantine where they can’t even open a window By Lauren Ferri For Daily Mail Australia Published: 21:22 GMT, 8 December 2020 | Updated: 22:04 GMT, 8 December 2020 Victoria has recorded … Read more
Coronavirus infections could surge in January if we ‘take our foot off the pedal’ over December and the five-day festive break, one of the Government’s scientific advisers has warned. Professor Andrew Hayward, an epidemiologist at University College London (UCL) and member of SAGE, today called on Britons to stick to the rules to avoid a ‘severe … Read more
How England’s second Covid wave is in retreat: ONS data shows daily cases HALVED during lockdown in November with just 25,700 people catching the virus every day by the end of the month Daily infections for November 14 were estimated to be 38,900, which was down on a peak the previous week No estimate was … Read more
Germany is now seeing more daily infections than Britain for the first time during the second wave of Covid-19, as Europe’s largest economy faces the prospect of tougher measures to stop the stubbornly high contagion. While Britain has brought cases down to around 15,000 per day, Germany’s are still hovering around 18,000 despite a month-long … Read more
A further 15,871 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the UK today, marking a 20 per cent drop on the number of cases reported last Saturday. While today’s case total shaves a fifth off the 19,875 reported this time last week, today’s death toll is a marked increase. Official figures released today have revealed a … Read more