News Round-Up
8 May 2024
The Scottish Government has finally accepted that mask-wearing is harmful following a campaign that led to the end of the mask recommendation in care homes.
At a time of high pressure on the NHS, a hospital is still spending £138,000 employing two people to stand at the door and hand out face masks and hand sanitiser, a Freedom of Information request has revealed.
Are lockdown fanatics, who seem unfussed about stunting children's lives with school closures, masks, distancing and endless testing, actually compensating for a lack of real meaning in their lives, asks Fraser Krats.
Three in 10 Britons have stayed at home to avoid Covid in the last month and more than 40% have worn a face mask as fears about the virus persist, a survey suggests. But the latest wave appears to be already peaking.
The COVID-19 pandemic is "nowhere near over", warns WHO Director-General Tedros, as he urges governments to reintroduce measures like face masks to "push back" against a rise in global Covid infections.
Britain could return to its disastrous 'protect the NHS' Covid policy if the latest spike in infections and admissions impedes the health service's ability to treat other conditions, a Government minister has said.
Now that's a face nappy: a photograph of a baby on a plane wearing an adult surgical face mask with holes cut for eyes has gone viral and sparked outrage and ridicule.
Hospitals have brought back face masks and social distancing following a recent surge in Covid infections and hospitalisations, despite two thirds of Covid admissions being treated primarily for something else.
Here we go again. It's the middle of summer and the leading opinion piece in the Guardian calls for the return of masks, mass-testing and quarantine in response to rising infections and hospitalisations.
The NHS dropped its national requirement for face masks in hospitals last month, yet many hospitals continue to insist on them. But why, when the Health & Safety Executive is clear that they do not provide protection?
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