Day: 17 January 2022

In this week's London Calling we discuss the Johnny-come-latelies who claim to have been lockdown sceptics all along, whether we're witnessing the last gasp of Covid hysteria and is it game over for Boris?

Britain's daily Covid cases plunged for the 12th day in a row – down 41% week-on-week – as the Omicron wave continued to collapse and workers headed back to offices in their largest numbers since it took off.

Celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson has put a sign on his pub the Greyhound that says: "We do not discriminate. Race, gender, age, disability, vaccinated or unvaccinated. Everyone equal here. Everyone welcome."

The ONS admits it holds the data on child deaths following vaccination but has not revealed them publicly, so last week a parent asked Judge Jonathan Swift to direct the ONS to release the data. Her request was denied.

An Italian study followed 56 patients who were admitted to the ICU for Covid. One year later, the vast majority reported good quality of life, indicating that most discharged patients make a good recovery.

The Government is drawing up plans to repeal emergency coronavirus laws including the legal requirement to self-isolate. However, before you get too excited, this would be replaced by official guidance.

Dr Michael Mosley has written a piece in the Mail criticising those like Novak Djokovic who say they are protected by antibodies from previous infection, claiming the vaccines are better. Here's what he gets wrong.

A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about politicians’ efforts to control the virus – and other acts of hubris and folly – not just in Britain, but around the world.