UK Covid response being cited by world leaders as a great example – of what not to do
Cases in the UK topped 50,000 for the first time in three months yesterday, with a further 115 deaths.
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Government criticised for ditching ‘Plan B’ as Covid cases soar
"What's that point of having a Plan B if you refuse to use it once Plan A goes to sh*t", Ian Dunt asked.
Anti-vaxxers storm hospital and serve staff with legal papers citing the Nuremberg Code
They even claimed that the Pope stripped NHS workers of their 'liability' in 2013, insisting that they can be "held in their personal capacity".
Leading French expert: ‘France should look at UK before dropping masks’
“The UK is showing us why we shouldn’t give up masks too quickly,” the infectious disease specialist has said.
Watch: Minister won’t apologise as pandemic ‘among worst public health failures’ in history
“It would appear that even senior government ministers were reluctant to push back on scientific advice that seemed to go against commonsense interpretations of the unfolding crisis,” said Professor Trish Greenhalgh.
School staff receive threats of violence amid anti-vaccination campaign
It comes on the week that the Covid-19 jab is starting to be rolled out to pupils aged between 12 and 15 across the UK.
Spot the odd one out: Maskless Johnson makes the rounds on social media
No 10 said there were “strict Covid measures in place at UNGA” which were being adhered to by the prime minister.
Sajid Javid says MPs don’t wear masks in parliament because ‘they’re not strangers’
The health secretary's own Covid Winter Plan recommends face coverings in "crowded and enclosed settings".
#LeaveOurKidsAlone trends as anti-vaxxers say the ‘tyrants are coming’
Thankfully, a paediatrician was on hand to explain exactly why under 18's have the right to consent to treatment.