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The UK coronavirus death toll would have been halved if Boris Johnson had locked down just one week earlier, says his former scientific adviser
A former member of Boris Johnson's scientific advisory committee suggested the decision to delay lo…
Thomas Colson
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UK epidemiologist Neil Ferguson resigns as a government adviser after admitting he broke coronavirus lockdown to meet his married lover
The man known as "Professor Lockdown" resigned after reportedly violating the lockdown order to mee…
Connor Perrett
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How 'Professor Lockdown' helped save tens of thousands of lives worldwide — and carried COVID-19 into Downing Street
Neil Ferguson of Imperial College London has exerted titanic influence on how governments around th…
Bill Bostock
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Elon Musk called one of the world's top lockdown advocates an 'utter tool' who does 'absurdly fake science' after he was caught breaking his own rules to meet his lover
Ferguson, a top advisor to the UK government whose work prompted the lockdown, resigned on Tuesday …
Bill Bostock
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The scientist who helped persuade Trump to take coronavirus seriously has now contracted COVID-19
The New York Times said the new measures "appeared to draw" on Imperial College's report, and Fergu…
Thomas Colson
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Boris Johnson says the UK's coronavirus variant may have up to a 30% higher mortality rate
"There is some evidence the new variant may be associated with a higher degree of mortality," the U…
Adam Bienkov
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'Relatively flat' summer cases forecast for UK
Professor Neil Ferguson from Imperial College London said he expects levels of coronavirus transmis…
PTI
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Scientists are investigating whether the new COVID-19 variant is more infectious in kids. Here's what we know so far.
Scientists think it's likely the new variant is more infectious, including in children, but we don'…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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Boris Johnson said UK should 'ignore' the coronavirus, before it became one of the worst hit countries in the world
Boris Johnson was heard by colleagues saying that the UK should just ignore the coronavirus and it …
Thomas Colson
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Scientists say don't treat Omicron like a cold just yet — it could cause more havoc than Delta, even if symptoms appear 'mild'
Four new preliminary studies found the share of people with Omicron needing to go to the hospital w…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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Top UK government scientist quits after breaking COVID-19 lockdown rules
London, May 6 () A top UK government scientist, who was behind the country's strategy to impose str…
PTI
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New study says the UK lockdown of schools and universities led to more deaths than if they had stayed open
Professor Graeme Ackland made the findings while reanalysing the infamous Imperial College London m…
Bill Bostock
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A UK model suggests school closures could lead to more deaths after lockdowns lift — but experts are wary of the prediction
The model is based on an "unrealistic" scenario, experts say. It assumes lockdown measures are comp…
Aria Bendix
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There are early signs that coronavirus outbreaks around the world are slowing down
Farzad Mostashari, founder of health care startup Aledade, and former national coordinator for heal…
Ashley Collman
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Doctors in India are reporting COVID-19 patients with gangrene, hearing loss, and diarrhea - but there's not enough data to prove they're caused by the Delta variant
Doctors in India are seeing COVID-19 patients with symptoms like hearing loss and gangrene, as the …
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce,…
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Boris Johnson 'skipped' five emergency meetings on the coronavirus as it spread rapidly across the world and ignored warnings from scientists, according to a report
"There's no way you're at war if your PM isn't there," a senior government adviser told the Sunday …
Thomas Colson
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China confirmed that the deadly Wuhan virus sweeping the country can spread from human to human, increasing the risk of an epidemic
Health authorities across Asia are ramping up measures to spot and contain people carrying the dise…
Eliza Relman
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The UK is on course to break its pledge to carry out 100,000 daily coronavirus tests by a large margin
Just 19,316 tests were carried out as of Tuesday morning.
Thomas Colson
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To know the real number of coronavirus cases in the US, China, or Italy, researchers say multiply by 10
Nations with severe outbreaks may only be confirming around 10% of coronavirus cases, research sugg…
Aria Bendix
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China Will Need A Series Of Miracles To Sustain Growth
It turns out that Chinese warehouse officials are now emigrating in significant numbers to parts un…