Leader of Rapid Testing Consortium says tests ‘close to picking up 100 per cent of all cases where people have antibodies’ Via: Coronavirus: Experts warn against focusing too much on antibody tests
Oxford professor developing technology also agrees ‘lives would have been saved’ if ministers had not delayed contact tracing Via: Coronavirus: NHS contact tracing app needs 60% take-up to be successful, expert warns
“He is absolutely blown away and humbled by the support,” says his daughter Via: Captain Tom Moore receives 100,000 birthday cards after raising millions for NHS
‘Social distancing measures are going to be with us for some time’, stand-in prime minister warns Via: Public must accept tough lockdown restrictions as 'new normal' for many months, Dominic Raab says
With an estimated three million people going hungry during lockdown, activists are working to build a universal food provision programme, writes Mark Critchley Via: Help the Hungry: The volunteers building a National Food Service in the time of coronavirus
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Britons on lockdown are turning to Chinese food – despite worldwide criticism of Beijing for failing to raise the alarm about coronavirus early enough. Via: Egg fried rice and chow mein have overtaken pizza, curry and burger orders on Deliveroo
The country appeared to be getting a stranglehold on the killer bug, which first emerged in the city of Wuhan, but is now facing up to a second wave of infection. Via: China shuts gyms and swimming pools while country battles second wave of coronavirus
Sourdough is said to be far superior nutritionally to ‘junk’ packaged bread, due to the fermentation process. But a series of small, yet robust studies in 2017 suggest that this isn’t necessarily the case. Via: That home-made sourdough? You might be better off with a slice of Mother's Pride!
As counter-intuitive as it sounds, experts say the coronavirus crisis – or rather, the experiences gained, and lessons learned during it – might in time give many of us a psychological boost. Via: Why this crisis could be the making of the Snowflake Generation