Is the UK heading for a second wave of Covid-19?
Deaths and hospitalisations remain far lower than in the spring, but this could rapidly change.
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Why the “low-risk population” could be the care homes scandal of the new Covid outbreak
Young people may be cavalier about coronavirus, but long Covid, a chronic, ongoing form of the disease, doesn't discriminate by age.
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The rise of the “long haulers”: how long does Covid-19 last in patients?
Sufferers are haunted by a “ghost of the virus” months after first falling ill.
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What we should learn from the face mask U-turn
You don’t need to be a scientist to understand that face masks work. In fact, it might help if you’re…
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Calls for the “firm smack of government“ show up No 10’s feeble and confused messaging
Why "the science" should not be blamed for U-turns and a woeful communications strategy.
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Why the government’s new quarantine payments are almost completely useless
Could you self-isolate on £13 a day? Boris Johnson seems to think so.
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Putin and Trump are fast-tracking vaccine trials – with potentially perilous consequences
Inflicting a defective vaccine on millions would damage the immunisation campaign, and gift ammunition to anti-vaxxers.
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Care worker left without sick pay during quarantine under government self-isolation rules
A “gap in the system” leaves those who cannot work from home with no income for two weeks when quarantining…
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