It has been reported that the government have run exercises looking at potential future COVID-19 pandemic scenarios and responses. … read more
The government have released the latest R number ad growth rate estimates, and the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have … read more
Rules on household gatherings have been tightened in Greater Manchester, and parts of West Yorkshire and East Lancashire. Prof … read more
Boris Johnson has announced that some of the planned easing of lockdown in England is now postponed. Prof Robert … read more
A preprint, an unpublished non peer-reviewed paper posted on medRxiv, estimated the of rate of COVID-19 infection and asymptomatic cases. … read more
A study, published in the BMJ, looked at remdesivir in hospitalised severe COVID-19 patients. Prof Stephen Evans, Professor of Pharmacoepidemiology, … read more
The government have released the latest data from the NHS Test and Trace service as well as a policy paper … read more
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have released a comparison of all cause mortality between European countries and regions between … read more
Chris Whitty, The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for England, has announced that the period of self isolation required for anyone … read more
Kings College London and Ipsos Mori have conducted a survey of people in the UK to gauge their attitudes to … read more
A preprint, an unpublished non peer-reviewed study posted on medRxiv, modelled different quarantine and testing strategies for incoming travellers. This … read more
Journalist’s had the chance to hear from some of the authors of a new preprint who have modelled various quarantine … read more
There has been reporting int he media and discussion about whether the UK and Europe are entering a second wave … read more
People from Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities are nearly twice as like to die from COVID-19 as white … read more
A study, published in Nature Microbiology, looked at he evolutionary origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus lineage responsible for the COVID-19 … read more
A preprint, an unpublished non peer-reviewed study posted on medRxiv, looked at transmission and height in relation to COVID-19. … read more
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have released the latest statistics for deaths in England and Wales up to 17th … read more
There have been questions from journalists about COVID-19 testing at airports in the UK for incoming travellers. Prof Terry … read more
There have been articles and press releases which report a domestic cat in the UK has tested positive for the … read more
There have been reports of new quarantine measures for travellers returning to the UK from Spain, and also as to … read more
