Hospitals are quieter and shops and cafes are tentatively re-opening. Italy is trying to get back to some kind of normality. But how has the #Covid19 pandemic affected front line workers? Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F
The story of Italy’s coronavirus outbreak starts here.
On 20 February, there were no known cases of Covid-19 in Europe.
The people of Lodi never expected their small hospital to become the epicentre of the outbreak.
Head of A&E Dr Stefano Paglia tells Newsnight: “In this situation, to think about going back to normal is a trap.
UK PM Boris Johnson’s most senior adviser, Dominic Cummings, has said he acted reasonably and legally after driving across England during lockdown, while he had coronavirus symptoms. But what exactly did he do and when? Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F
Dominic Cummings drove 260 miles (418km) from London to Durham, and took a 60-mile round trip from Durham to a nearby town on his wife’s birthday – a trip he says he made to test whether his eyesight was good enough to drive.
Is anyone willing to stand up to one of the world’s most powerful nations?
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President Trump blamed China for trying to cover up the coronavirus outbreak and has accused the World Health Organisation of failing to hold Beijing to account.
But, China’s President, Xi Jinping, has defended his country’s actions during the crisis saying they’ve acted with “openness and transparency”.
So, has the virus fundamentally changed relations between the West and China?
While the WHO warns that coronavirus “may never go away”, the hunt for a vaccine remains centre stage. But how close to developing one are we? Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F
Testing, tracking and isolation will all reduce the short term impact of the virus, but can we eradicate it?
A coronavirus vaccine remains the Holy Grail treatment, and the hunt for find one if the mother of all global competitions at the moment.
There are more than 100 potential vaccines being tested at a cost of billions of pounds – but if one is ever developed, is it likely to be a commercially lucrative win or patent-free for the good of humanity? Health Correspondent Deborah Cohen reports.
Throughout the UK’s coronavirus crisis, the government has stressed its response has been guided not by ideology; not by politics – but by the science. So what are the scientific justifications for lockdown? Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F
Coronavirus is continuing its spread across the world, with more than three and a half million confirmed cases in 187 countries and over 250,000 people have lost their lives. So how is the UK government handling the crises?
Health Correspondent Deborah Cohen analyses some of the scientific justifications behind the UK’s approach and takes a look at the government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
How is the UK’s contact tracing effort accelerating? And could it become a key way for the UK to ease the strict lockdown measures still in place?
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In his first appearance back at the daily government briefings, Prime Minister Boris Johnson declared that the UK has past the peak of the coronavirus.
Despite stressing that the lockdown must remain in place, he promised to lay out possible exit strategies next week.
The government has ramped up plans for contact tracing – a painstaking method used to slow down and contain the spread of infectious outbreaks.
It means tracking down people who have been in prolonged contact with Covid-19 sufferers, to potentially ask them to self-isolate.
The government’s daily stats and graphs tell one story about how coronavirus has impacted the UK – but data released today reveals much more. Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F
Each day a government minister, flanked by scientists and officials, reveals the latest data on how severe the UK’s coronavirus pandemic has become.
But other data, such as that revealed by the Office for National Statistics, adds vital context and information to the story told by the government.
Has the profound attempt to protect the NHS from being overwhelmed by coronavirus had a secondary impact on medical care more generally?
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus and is self-isolating in Downing Street.
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He said he had experienced mild symptoms over the past 24 hours, including a temperature and cough, but would continue to lead the government.
England’s Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he had also tested positive while England’s Chief Medical Officer, Prof Chris Whitty, has shown symptoms.
Another 181 people died with the virus in the past day, figures showed.
