Scientific advisers urge government to add Covid protections now to avoid a ‘lockdown Christmas’ October 23, 2021 Two top scientific advisers have warned the UK is heading for another winter lockdown if the government does not reintroduce some Covid protection measures as soon as possible. Vaccines are “wonderful” but “not quite enough”, according to Professor Reicher, a member of the Scientific Pandemic Insights Group on Behaviours (SPI-B), which works with SAGE. “I [...]
Triple Covid whammy to make ‘this winter much worse than last year,’ warns BMA exec October 22, 2021 A senior British Medical Association exec has warned that this winter may be much worse than the last one in terms of Covid. The BMA NI council chair continued: “We’re entering into the worst crisis ever – this winter is going to be much worse than last winter,” said Dr Tom Black, chair of BMA’s [...]
UK consumers are more worried about climate change than Covid, as COP26 nears October 21, 2021 Climate change is a bigger concern for UK consumers than the Covid-19 pandemic and or the economy. SEC Newgate ESG Monitor has published a research study of public attitudes to environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles, revealing that 71 per cent of British people are concerned about climate change. The percentage of people that put [...]
Russia goes back into partial Covid lockdown as Putin orders workplace shutdown October 21, 2021 President Vladimir Putin ohas approved a proposal for a week-long workplace shutdown at the start of November. Watch the full report.
Potential Covid Plan C could ban household mixing October 21, 2021 Under a potential Plan C for Covid-19 that is currently being discussed by Cabinet officials, household mixing could be banned, the Telegraph reported. Health secretary Sajid Javid said “at this point” the government would not implement measures such as mandatory masks, vaccine passports and the advice to work from home, instead recommending people to meet [...]
New AY4.2 Coronavirus variant emerges in UK: govt warns for fresh Covid strains October 21, 2021 While Downing Street said it is monitoring a new Covid variant called AY4.2 variant – a descendant of the coronavirus Delta variant that is being seen in a growing number of cases – the potential threat of future coronavirus variants should not be underestimated, Health Secretary Sajid Javid has warned. Javid said that Covid-19 mutates, [...]
Morocco bans UK flights as Covid cases soar October 20, 2021 Morocco suspended today all flights from the UK, Germany and the Netherlands due to the soaring number of Covid-19 cases in the countries. “Upon decisions of national authorities and following the pandemic situation, flights from/to Germany, Netherlands and the UK are suspended from today, Wednesday 20th Oct at 23:59,” tweeted Morocco’s national carrier Royal Air [...]
The future of work in a post-Covid investment industry October 19, 2021 | City Talk Disruptions resulting from Covid-19 have forced businesses to adapt and create new models of work. Although some industries may return to something resembling their pre-pandemic operating model, the investment industry has already crossed a threshold. That is the view of Kunal Kapoor, CFA, who participated in a webinar entitled ‘The War for Talent and the [...]
Airlift 240m Covid-19 vaccines says Gordon Brown after COVAX scheme misses target October 17, 2021 Former prime minister Gordon Brown has urged that 240m Covid-19 vaccines being distributed to countries in the global south could save 100,000 lives. It follows the global COVAX scheme, a World Health Organisation (WHO) programme designed so wealthier countries can donate vaccine doses to states less able to bulk buy, missed its target, according to [...]
New WHO team looking into Covid may be ‘last chance’ to find Coronavirus origins October 14, 2021 The World Health Organization (WHO) said its newly formed advisory group on dangerous pathogens may be “our last chance” to determine the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and and urged China to provide data from early cases. Watch the full report.