Putting tights over a mask improves its fit and filtration properties, a study from Cambridge University into 'hacks' for improving the effectiveness of face masks has found. Something to include in the next mandate.
Perhaps the biggest barrier to ending the pandemic and its related theatre is the irrational fear that many people still have of the virus, a fear that ironically grips the vaccinated much more than the unvaccinated.
Event organisers of the Winter Olympics in China are facing a litany of complaints from athletes and countries on multiple fronts, especially over the COVID-19 isolation arrangements.
The Mayor of Canada's capital Ottawa, Jim Watson, has declared a state of emergency following more than a week of the Freedom Convoy protests against vaccine mandates and Government overreach.
Dr John D. Flack, a retired Pharmaceutical Research Scientist, is appalled that these gene-technology Covid vaccines were not subject to the standard safety studies required for novel genetic-based medicines.
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.
