News Round-Up

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.

By Jonathan Barr 15 March 2021 1:29 AM

3 min read

“Met police commissioner Dame Cressida Dick insists she won’t resign as she backs police” – MailOnline reports on the ongoing fallout from the heavy-handed policing at Saturday night’s vigil for Sarah Everard on Clapham Common
“Until lockdown is eased and basic liberties are restored, our society will be in peril” – The sense that authority is being wielded fairly is dissipating rapidly, warns Patrick Flynn in the Telegraph
“We willingly gave up liberty, yet are shocked to find out we are less free” – There was nothing surprising about what happened at the vigil for Sarah Everard says Rob Slane at the Blogmire
Conservatives are about to ban the right to peaceful protest” – Archbishop Cranmer highlights a sinister restriction on peaceful protest within the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill which is due to be debated this week
“What would MLK say in an age of COVID-19 segregation?” – With many people now facing a choice between civil disobedience and Covid restrictions, Martin Luther King’s words remain as relevant as ever, says James Jeffrey at the Critic
“Professor Lockdown says you can enjoy summer” – Neil Ferguson is “80% sure” that Brits will be able to enjoy the summer, according to MailOnline
“New QE variant conceals inflation menace” – “We face either spiralling borrowing costs or quantitative easing for infinity,” says Liam Halligan in the Telegraph
“Violence breaks out at anti-lockdown protests on eve of Dutch election” – A protest in The Hague on Sunday was heavily policed, MailOnline reports
“Italians prepare for a widespread lockdown on Monday” – It’s been over a year since Italy enforced its first lockdown – and another one is one the way. The New York Times reports that most regions in the North will be shutting up shops and schools, and residents in the rest of the country will not be permitted to leave their municipality
“Fauci says US could follow Italy’s lockdown path if COVID-19 restrictions lifted early” – The New York Post reports Fauci’s warning to America
“EU’s ‘vaccine passports’ will only be valid with EMA-approved Covid jabs” – Vaccinations from unapproved companies will not count, according to euronews
“Norwegian Medicines Agency notified of blood clots and bleeding in younger people after vaccination” – The Norwegian Medicine Agency is asking people who feel unwell after the AstraZeneca jab to talk to a doctor as soon as possible
“Leave the choice of restrictions to the market” – “What’s wrong with allowing businesses to choose their approach to customer safety, and customers to choose which business they patronise?” asks Ramon P. DeGennaro at the AIER. “Nothing at all.”
“Does Covid Have You Feeling Like a Fraud at Work?” – Many are doing more than they need to at work for fear of losing their jobs, writes Cordilia James at the Wall Street Journal
“Ontario lockdown ‘not supported by strong science,’ says former Chief Medical Officer of Health” – Dr. Richard Schabas, former Chief Medical Officer, has written to Ontario Premier Doug Ford criticising the lockdown policy
“Sydney on alert as more exposure sites added after hotel quarantine worker tests positive to COVID-19” – Covid quarantine defences breached down under, 9 News reports
“This week on The Pulse, we talk vaccine certification” – Watch the latest episode of The Pulse from the Health Advisory & Recovery Team

This week on The Pulse, we talk vaccine certification.

“If we brought in vaccine passports, we are going to be increasing the restrictions on our freedom and human rights permanently” says Dr Liz Evans.

Watch in full, here ▶️ https://t.co/6J8jmFIQo3 pic.twitter.com/ggKx05sAp9
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