Health

We were first made aware of this irksome little bug, whizzing around Wuhan, China, 5,500 miles away, in late January, writes Erin Wilson. No big deal, many claimed — including…

Boris Johnson and his health secretary, Matt Hancock, acted “unlawfully” when appointing three key figures – including the head of NHS Test and Trace, Dido Harding – to posts in…

Today (Saturday) the Daily Mirror reported that the total number of UK Covid-19 deaths past 70,000 – nearly 16,000 more than the official death toll. The newspaper says this is…

The virus marches on relentlessly as this incompetent Tory government dithers and U turns while it tells one lie after another in an attempt to blame anyone and anything but…

“The newly identified gene – called ORF3d – is an example of what’s called an overlapping gene:”

“I am not entirely convinced he is being truthful here.”

Liverpool is the latest city to be placed under local lockdown measures. Measures imposed in the north east of England several days ago will be extended to Liverpool, Warrington, Hartlepool and…

A nasal spray is under development that could nip a coronavirus infection in the bud, with promising results already seen in ferrets, researchers have revealed. Now scientists have released the…

The number of schools hit by coronavirus outbreaks has reached 501 – up from 347 just yesterday morning. Reaching 347 after in a week since English schools opened was frighteningly fast,…