"Boris Johnson’s ‘moonshot’ mass testing plan is not the way out of the coronavirus pandemic."
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced an ambitious “moonshot” plan to roll out mass population testing for COVID-19. Johnson said that, under the plan, the UK would process millions of tests a day, allowing those who test negative to resume their normal lives. The programme will cost around £100 billion, equivalent to two-thirds of the annual budget of the National Health Service.
Will it work? Unfortunately, mass population testing is a flawed idea in search of science to back it up. It is unlikely to be the solution that sees us out of this pandemic. Read more here...
"The UK’s new coronavirus restrictions explained by a public health expert"
A series of new measures has been announced to stem rising cases of coronavirus in the UK. People are again being encouraged to work from home if they can, while pubs and bars will be required to close at 10pm. Masks will be required for hospitality workers and passengers in taxis, weddings will be restricted to 15 guests and funerals to 30, and plans to resume certain sporting events will be put on hold. Businesses that are not deemed “COVID-secure” will be forcibly closed. Continue reading
"At ‘perilous turning point’, UK enforces new COVID-19Enter content title here"
UK prime minister announces more physical distancing measures that could last for six months, but rejects full lockdown. The UK government on Tuesday tightened restrictions to stem a rising tide of coronavirus cases, ordering pubs in England to shut early and abandoning calls for people to return to the workplace to help kick-start the battered economy. Continue reading here
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