UK coronavirus lockdown
Lockdown to blame for ‘concerning’ surge in number of potentially deadly falls
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A top British medical professor has blamed lockdown for a concerning jump in the number of potentially deadly falls suffered by people, ...
Britain risks losing power to control future lockdowns to WHO
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Concerns have also been raised that Britain could be forced to spend five per cent of its health budget on preparing for ...
How to ruin a country
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But it is a long time since his approval ratings peaked – during the Covid pandemic, when a calm manner and obvious ...
Almost 20,000 prostate cancer diagnoses missed because of Covid pandemic
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Almost 20,000 diagnoses of prostate cancer may have been missed during the pandemic, research suggests. The study by the University of Surrey ...
Covid inquiry appears ‘fundamentally biased’, say scientists
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The Covid Inquiry appears to be “fundamentally biased” and is failing to examine the costs of lockdown, leading scientists have warned. In ...
Lockdown destroyed our ability to speak to one another
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Among the grievous losses of the Covid pandemic – loved ones, liberty – were others, less tangible, that linger to this day. ...
ONS accused of overestimating excess deaths in first year of pandemic
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The ONS pointed out that the revised methodology had actually lowered the number of excess deaths in 2020 from 84,064 to 76,412 ...
Something’s fishy about the ONS’s excess death figures
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The Office for National Statistics has revised its estimate of the number of excess deaths in the UK last year. At 10,994, ...
Skin cancer diagnosis delays caused by lockdowns led to 12,000 years of life lost
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Delays in diagnosing skin cancer because of Covid lockdowns led to 12,000 years of life lost in Britain, it has been estimated. ...
The true tragedy of the Covid-19 vaccines
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Vaccination is one of mankind’s most miraculous innovations. The eradication of smallpox, and the retreat of measles and other cruel afflictions, mean ...