The "vast majority" of positives test results in schools are likely to be false, according to Jon Deeks, Professor of Biostatistics and head of the Test Evaluation Research Group at the University of Birmingham.
According to a new ONS survey published today, more than half of people in England now have Covid antibodies – and a new IpsosMORI poll reveals public concern about Covid is plummeting.
Covid was involved in fewer than 10% of all deaths in England and Wales by mid-March, according to the latest figures from the ONS. The number of excess deaths has also fallen below zero for the second week running.
A new survey has highlighted the damaging impact of lockdowns on museums and art galleries across the world, with visitor numbers at the top 100 institutions plunging by 77% last year.
Canada has suspended the use of the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine for those under 55 due to concerns it might be linked to rare blood clots. This side effect is thought to be most likely among women under age 55.
A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about the virus in the past 24 hours – not just in Britain, but around the world.
A new study from UCL claims to find that a single vaccine dose provides 62% protection for care home residents. A closer look, however, tells a more complex story.
There is now no legal limit on how far Brits can travel for trips at the countryside or coastline. Many are expected to make the most of the "mini-heatwave" forecasted this week by going to the beach!
Forty Conservative MPs have written to Boris Johnson urging him to ease travel curbs and bring back foreign holidays as pressure grows to lift the lockdown ahead of schedule as cases, hospitalisations and deaths plummet.
