Science

[ad_1] Good Morning. Ministers used to claim they were “following the science” in their response to the coronavirus pandemic. That claim is now in tatters after the release last night of documents from Sage, the government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies, showing that three weeks ago they called for a …

[ad_1] Getting an unexpected knock on your front door in the wee hours of the morning doesn’t usually bring good news, but that’s how one man found out that he had won a Nobel Prize. Economist Paul Milgrom won the economics award alongside his colleague Robert Wilson for their work …

[ad_1] Prime Minister Boris Johnson today introduced a three-tier system (Image: PA) Three weeks ago, the influential science group SAGE told the government to introduce a “circuit breaker” lockout, new documents reveal. On the day a new three-tiered system was introduced to curb the spread of the coronavirus, the government …

[ad_1] The higher level of restrictions in England’s new three-tier local lockdown system “will not be enough” to curb COVID-19 infections alone, England’s chief medical officer said. From Wednesday, England will be divided into “medium”, “high” and “very high” coronavirus alert levels. Speaking at a Downing Street press conference shortly …

[ad_1] The virus that causes COVID-19 can survive on surfaces, including mobile phones and banknotes, for up to four weeks, according to new research. Australia’s national scientific agency CSIRO found Sars-CoV-2 to be “extremely robust” at 20 ° C (68 ° F), or room temperature. The study also found that …

[ad_1] The government said that, as of 9 a.m. Sunday, there had been a further 12,872 laboratory-confirmed coronavirus cases in the UK, though the figure is likely to skew lower due to a weekend delay in reporting. According to the worst case, more than 40,000 cases would have been confirmed. …

[ad_1] A tuberculosis (TB) vaccine given to more than 100 million babies each year could help adults fight the coronavirus, health experts said, after trials showed it boosts the immune system. Some 10,000 people will be recruited in the UK to investigate whether the Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine could help …

[ad_1] The Duchess of Sussex has spoken out about the “almost insurmountable” online abuse she experienced on a podcast to mark World Mental Health Day. Appearing alongside her husband Prince Harry on the popular Teen Therapy podcast, Meghan said she was told that “in 2019, I was the most trolled …

[ad_1] The sudden rise of COVID-19 in the fall has shown how difficult it is to suppress a highly infectious virus. Sky data shows that 50 areas in England have endured local restrictions since the national lockdown was lifted in July. But only one, Luton, has come out of the …

[ad_1] It was the week the men in white coats finally came for Donald Trump. Seven masked doctors emerged from Walter Reed Military Hospital outside Washington to try to assure a skeptical world that their most famous patient was beating the coronavirus. They had lobbied the President of the United …