Covid-19 Infections
Total 6 Posts
What needs to happen now... A second lockdown.
4 min read
An excellent thread by Jeremy Farrar, Director of the Wellcome Trust and SAGE member, on what is needed right now to fight the second wave of coronavirus in the UK – political will and the courage to act before it is too late.
Coronavirus: Are cases in England really slowing?
5 min read
The latest REACT study provides some reassurance, but there is significant uncertainty in the numbers.
Why COVID-19 appears to have spared Africa so far.
4 min read
Six months on, Africa is one of the regions with the least deaths attributed to coronavirus in the world. World Health Organization experts explain why this might be.
New coronavirus outbreaks in Korea and China.
2 min read
Are we seeing a second wave of coronavirus infections in South Korea and China?
One metre or two? The science behind social distancing.
5 min read
France says one metre, Spain says two. But what really constitutes a safe distance when it comes to COVID-19?
Beijing virus cases sound a warning: Normal may be a fantasy for now.
3 min read
China is issuing a reality check to the world, as South Korea warns against settling into returning to a pre-pandemic normal any time soon.