Coronavirus China: WHO says virus was ‘widespread’ by December 2019

The scientist who led the WHO’s Covid fact-finding mission to Wuhan has revealed the first evidence that the virus was circulating widely in China before Beijing alerted the world to its existence. Peter Embarek said his team have discovered there were at least 13 Covid variants in Wuhan in December last year, suggesting the virus … Read more

WHO recommends Oxford AstraZeneca Covid vaccine for over-65s

The World Health Organization has officially recommended the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine for people over the age of 65 and said it should be used ‘without an upper age limit’.  WHO experts have reviewed all the evidence from studies of the jab and said there is ‘no reason’ it shouldn’t be used against the South African variant … Read more

World Health Organization recommends Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine for over-65s

Oxford University and AstraZeneca’s vaccine is safe and ‘likely effective’ for people over the age of 65, the World Health Organization said today. The WHO has officially recommended the use of the vaccine in adults of all ages and said that doses should ideally be spaced by between eight and 12 weeks. The statement is … Read more

JOHN NAISH: So-called World Health chiefs have become lickspittle witnesses in a Chinese charade

The pandemic didn’t begin in a Chinese laboratory. Nor did it start in Wuhan. Nor indeed, in all probability, did it start in China at all. If the Chinese were hoping to be exonerated from blame over the origins of the coronavirus that has caused nearly 2.5 million deaths worldwide, they could not have wished … Read more

Hotel quarantine: Ministers yet to sign a single contract for use of rooms with just a WEEK to go

Ministers have yet to secure a single hotel room for use in a new enforced quarantine plan that is due to come into force in just a week’s time, it was revealed today. A new scheme forcing all UK arrivals to self-isolate at Government-designated accommodation for a fortnight is due to come into effect next … Read more

Leaked audio shows WHO officials secretly criticising China for lack of information on coronavirus

Top officials at the World Health Organization (WHO) secretly criticised China for not providing information about the novel coronavirus in the early days of the pandemic, leaked audio files have revealed. The recordings, published by Indian TV channel WION, purportedly showed how WHO executives complained about Beijing’s refusal to release critical data in January last … Read more

‘Hotel quarantine’ plan will finally be unveiled ‘in the coming days’

Scientists have floated GPS tracking of phones to help secure UK borders amid rising fears over importing Covid variants – as ministers said details of the ‘quarantine hotels’ plan will finally be revealed in the ‘coming days’. SAGE experts cited the option as a way of increasing compliance with isolation, with fears many are simply … Read more

Fury as 35 countries with cases of South African and Brazilian Covid variants left off red list

Britain’s hotel quarantine scheme came under fresh criticism on Sunday when it emerged 35 countries where mutant coronavirus strains have been found are not on the list.  Earlier this week, the Government confirmed that all passengers from 33 ‘red list’ countries would have to quarantine for ten days in a hotel from February 15. But … Read more

WHO chief urges wealthy countries to share Covid jabs

WHO chief claims it is morally wrong for wealthy countries to buy up vaccine supplies as he urges them to share and says he ‘can’t rule out’ the theory that coronavirus escaped from a Wuhan lab WHO special envoy on Covid-19 Dr David Nabarro said vaccines must be shared  Dr Nabarro said the ‘world should … Read more

WHO team investigating China’s Covid outbreak say they have been given data ‘no-one has seen before’

The World Health Organization investigators in Wuhan say they have been given data ‘no-one has seen before’ and have not ruled out that Covid escaped from a lab.  Dr Peter Daszak, a British zoologist on the WHO team, said last night that China was being open with them and allowing them to explore wherever the evidence leads. But … Read more