Health secretary tells Labour MP who has returned to frontline service as a doctor to ‘watch her tone’ over call for testing pledge Via: Matt Hancock dodges demand to commit to 100,000 daily coronavirus tests target
The UK can avoid a second coronavirus peak if the correct measures are put in place, the government’s chief scientific officer has said. Via: UK can avoid second coronavirus peak if social distancing kept in place, government adviser says amid winter warning
History shows how lethal disease pandemics have a habit of seeming to shrink away – but then returning suddenly in subsequent waves. Chillingly, these latter waves can prove far deadlier. Via: Coronavirus UK: 'Lift lockdown to deal with second worse wave'
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington projected Monday that there will be 134,475 virus deaths by August 4, double its previous prediction. Via: Secret FEMA charts warn U.S. death toll will hit 3,000 a DAY by June
The Tesla CEO, 48, tweeted: “Mom & baby all good,” after Grimes, 32, delivered the child. Via: Elon Musk and girlfriend Grimes welcome their first child together… as he tweets newborn's arrival
Draft guidance seen by the Daily Mail suggested there will be no return to normality in the foreseeable future – despite ministers preparing to publish a back-to-work dossier. Via: Coronavirus UK: Government's strict back-to-work plans leaked
A walk in the park could cause hayfever sufferers to sneeze, even if the pollen count is low, a US-German study has found. Research on 25 men found even a simple smell could trigger hayfever symptoms. Via: Hayfever sufferers can have allergic reactions even if there's no pollen around, study Read more
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Chinese star takes case to Swiss federal courtSun claims correct testing procedures were not followedDisgraced Chinese swimmer Sun Yang has made a last-ditch attempt for eligibility at the Tokyo Olympics by lodging an appeal against his eight-year ban.The controversial 28-year-old has was hit with the suspension in February following a Read more