In Defence of the Handshake
Read this original piece for Lockdown Sceptics in defence of the handshake by Dr David McGrogan, Associate Professor at Northumbria...
Day: 11 May 2021
Boris Promises a Full Public Inquiry Into the Government’s Handling of Covid Before the End of This Parliamentary Session
Boris Johnson has been pushed into promising a full public inquiry into the Government's handling of Covid and says that...
Travellers Complain of a Deterioration in Their Mental and Physical Health While Staying at “Prison-Like” Quarantine Hotels
Travellers entering the U.K. from "red list" countries have complained of a deterioration in their mental and physical health due...
Lockdown Restrictions to be Eased Across Most of Scotland on Monday
Restrictions on meeting both indoors and outdoors will be partially eased across most of Scotland on Monday – but it's...
Ministers “Haven’t Ruled Out” Ending Mask-Wearing Requirements on June 21st, Says Matt Hancock
Health Secretary Matt Hancock says that ministers "haven't ruled out" ending mask-wearing requirements on June 21st – but neither has...
Border Controls, Not Lockdowns, Explain the Success of Denmark, Norway and Finland
Lockdowns do not explain why Denmark, Norway and Finland have had fewer deaths than Sweden. Border controls were the crucial...
News Round Up
A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about the virus in the past 24 hours –...
Majority of Covid Hospital Admissions Over Winter Were Vaccinated, PHE Study Shows
Two new vaccines studies from PHE bring encouraging news on protection against hospitalisation and death. But they leave me with...
