The UK govt continues to ease restrictions on movement, diverging from scientific advice. Senior govt science advisers are all urging greater caution but already the Govt has said people can move around more or less freely, schools are due to… Read more31st May 2020

So another fine, sunny and pleasant bank holiday weekend. Which could be disastrous. Since i last wrote, the government have relaxed restrictions yet further. Unfortunately the number of daily deaths has not fallen as fast as hoped, and today hospitals… Read more25th May 2020

Over the weekend the govt lifted some restrictions. Unfortunately the message was muddled, confusing and contradictory. You must not visit relatives but you can go to work but you can meet ONE relative in an open space, but not two,… Read more12th May 2020

December 31st China alerts WHO to new virus. January 23rd Study reveals a third of China’s patients require intensive care. January 24th Boris Johnson misses first Cobra meeting. January 29th Boris Johnson misses second Cobra meeting. January 31st The NHS… Read more10th May 2020

Unbelievable. Donald Trump has disbanded the US Coronavirus Task Force and is telling the States to reopen. This despite deaths topping 1000 a day and expected to rise to 3,000 a day. Already 72,000 Americans have died and this number… Read more6th May 2020

More talk about lifting the lockdown, perhaps as soon as next week. I really don’t think this is sensible. The graphs below compare the UK to other European countries and i think show why we’re several weeks away from relaxing…. Read more4th May 2020

Well, Boris came back to work on Friday, and the first thing he said was that we’re past the peak. Bullshit. We may be past the peak of *hospital* deaths, but we’ve only just begun counting care homes. The death… Read more3rd May 2020