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Coronavirus: hospital admissions in England surge 33% as Covid infections spiralSpeed Read Rate of admissions rapidly increasing in regions not under strictest lockdown restrictions
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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Britain’s death toll could hit ‘85,000 in second Covid wave’, leaked Sage documents revealSpeed Read Pandemic modelling says fatalities could remain at peak for three months
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Last updated
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Coronavirus: does test-and-trace work to keep Covid-19 cases down?In Depth Experts say UK’s £12bn system is having ‘marginal impact’ infections rates - but are other countries faring any better?
By Joe Evans Last updated
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Why Covid cases soared by 23,000 in a day amid track-and-trace data chaosIn Depth Health experts criticise NHS app as glitch blamed for backlog
By Gabriel Power, The Week UK Last updated
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How an ‘experimental arthritis drug’ could help treat Covid-19Speed Read Otilimab given to Manchester man as UK clinical trial kicks off
By Holden Frith, The Week UK Last updated
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Covid-flu co-infection increases risk of death by 600%, study findsSpeed Read Experts urge Brits to get influenza jab to avoid ‘serious outcomes’
By Joe Evans Last updated
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UK can avoid lockdowns by ‘outsmarting’ Covid, says top German virologistSpeed Read Leading expert calls for end to ‘alarmism’ as death rates fall despite spikes in infections
By Joe Evans Published
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Instant Opinion: Xi Jinping is ‘world’s most dangerous man’In Depth Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Tuesday 15 September
By The Week Staff Published
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Tests run out in coronavirus hotspots amid UK-wide shortagesSpeed Read Ministers reportedly planning to restrict ‘frivolous’ checks
By Gabriel Power, The Week UK Last updated
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Suspected Covid cases ‘three times higher’ than official figures at pandemic peakSpeed Read New study also says BAME adults twice as likely to become infected than white counterparts
By Joe Evans Last updated
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Hospital admissions ‘inflated’ at height of UK coronavirus outbreakSpeed Read Expert says unreliable figures are ‘clouding our judgment’ about state of pandemic
By Joe Evans Published
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Can coronavirus damage ‘last for life’?In Depth Even mild cases of the virus can have long lasting impacts on the lungs, brain and heart
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Coronavirus: are false positive Covid-19 tests skewing infection rate figures?In Depth Mass testing combined with a low level of genuine cases can lead to misleading results
By Holden Frith, The Week UK Last updated
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Reaction: hopes raised in first Oxford vaccine trial - but what happens next?In Depth Results of first human tests fuel hopes that jab may be rolled out by Christmas
By James Ashford Published
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