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[ad_1] On June 30, as the coronavirus was approaching its summer peak, Dr. Paul Alexander, a new scientific adviser to the Department of Health and Human Services, composed a scathing two-page critique of an interview by a revered scientist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Anne Schuchat, …

[ad_1] There is uncertainty about the value of COVID-19 R and the growth rate in the Southwest, as the national numbers continue to rise. Estimates released today by the Government Office for Science and the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) put the R-value in England between 1.2 and 1.4, …

[ad_1] Media playback is not supported by your device Media titleCrocodile Bellows: The first pair of sounds is in the ambient air; the second pair is in heliox Have you heard the one with the alligator who performed the helium breathing party trick so he could speak with a funny …

[ad_1] Leading UK scientists have proposed a two-week nationwide shutdown in October to halt the recent surge in coronavirus cases, according to a newspaper report. A second lockdown would coincide with the October semester to create minimal disruption to schools, experts from the government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) …

[ad_1] A rapid test for coronavirus by DnaNudge which ministers said was part of a grand scheme to run millions of tests in England, works well in hospitals but will not be expanded to help the government’s “Moonshot” plan in the short term, experts say. On August 3, the government …

[ad_1] The coronavirus testing and tracking system was condemned today as “barely functional” as its czar admitted that demand was up to four times greater than capacity, while 90% of tests fell short of the response target of 24. hours. The Guardian has seen documents showing tracers taking up to …

[ad_1] Media playback is not supported by your device Media titleBaroness Harding: It is “quite difficult to give an exact figure” on the level of demand for coronavirus tests The demand for coronavirus testing is “significantly outpacing the capacity we have,” NHS Test and Trace head Baroness Harding told MPs. …

[ad_1] The director of Test and Trace has said that she does not believe that “nobody expected to see a really large increase in demand” for coronavirus tests. Baroness Dido Harding’s comments in front of the Commons Committee on Science and Technology come after some residents at COVID-19 hotspots complained …

[ad_1] A UK health minister has denied that the government is considering a two-week nationwide lockdown, after a former World Health Organization expert said the coronavirus infection rate could be close to 38,000 a day. . Edward Argar said there was “speculation in the press” that a new lockdown would …

[ad_1] A government minister has rejected suggestions that the UK could head for a two-week national lockdown. Edward Argar, a minister in the Department of Health and Welfare, dismissed claims that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is being advised to take the measure due to the rise in coronavirus infections. He …