A bird flu strain that killed a schoolgirl in Cambodia has evolved to better infect human cells, scientists claim – but there is no human-to-human transmission and it's "unlikely to cause a major outbreak".
Deaths in England and Wales were a massive 20% above the 5-year average in the week ending Dec 23rd – that's 2,493 deaths, with just 308 from Covid, giving 29,880 excess non-Covid deaths since April. What's going on?
Unwell adults should stay at home and wear a mask if they have to go outside, health chiefs said today amid warnings the NHS is facing more pressure than it did during the peak of the pandemic.
The New York Times is urging the pandemic faithful to put their masks back on. Judging from the comments, its readers need little persuading.
