Ministers should urge people to wear facemasks in outdoor areas, SAGE experts say 

Ministers should urge people to wear facemasks OUTSIDE in parks and other crowded public areas, SAGE experts say Ministers being urged to encourage wearing of face coverings in outdoor areas Sage papers say rules should be tightened to slow the spread of the Kent variant Ability of face covering to block transmission difficult to quantify, … Read more

Covid UK: SAGE wants it to be compulsory to wear face masks outdoors

SAGE urges No10 to make face masks compulsory outdoors in crowded areas to help stop the spread of super-infectious Kent variant Recommendation on January said advice on masks should be ‘strengthened’  SAGE called for people to consider wearing them outside in crowded areas  In face of new variant mask wearing even more ‘important mitigation strategy’  … Read more

SAGE urges No10 to make face masks compulsory outdoors

SAGE urges No10 to make face masks compulsory outdoors in crowded areas to help stop the spread of super-infectious Kent variant Recommendation on January said advice on masks should be ‘strengthened’  SAGE called for people to consider wearing them outside in crowded areas  In face of new variant mask wearing even more ‘important mitigation strategy’  … Read more

Covid UK: Jonathan Van-Tam dismisses 3m social distancing rule

Jonathan Van-Tam today shot down calls for a three metre social distancing rule and making masks compulsory outdoors. England’s deputy chief medical officer argued extending the social distancing gap would make little difference to the spread of the highly-infectious Kent strain of the virus because there is no proof it can travel further in coughs … Read more

Jonathan Van-Tam shoots down calls for social distancing rule to be extended to three metres

Jonathan Van-Tam today shot down calls for a three metre social distancing rule and making masks compulsory outdoors. England’s deputy chief medical officer argued extending the social distancing gap would make little difference to the spread of the highly-infectious Kent strain of the virus because there is no proof it can travel further in coughs … Read more

Britons who flout Covid rules after both jabs could ‘more than offset’ the benefits, experts warn 

Elderly Britons who flout Covid rules after both jabs could ‘more than offset’ the benefits, experts warn Experts fear many will stop social distancing after they have been inoculated Protection from Covid only kicks in about two weeks after the first vaccine dose  It remains unclear whether the jabs stop infection or just stops people … Read more

Britons who flout Covid rules after both jabs could ‘more than offset’ the benefits, experts warn 

Elderly Britons who flout Covid rules after both jabs could ‘more than offset’ the benefits, experts warn Experts fear many will stop social distancing after they have been inoculated Protection from Covid only kicks in about two weeks after the first vaccine dose  It remains unclear whether the jabs stop infection or just stops people … Read more

Britain’s coronavirus R rate is UP again to a possible 1.3, SAGE warns

Britain’s coronavirus R rate is UP to 1.5 in London, 1.3 across the UK and RISING in all southern regions as super-infectious variant sweeps across the country By Sam Blanchard Senior Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 13:52 GMT, 23 December 2020 | Updated: 13:52 GMT, 23 December 2020 The coronavirus R rate in Britain has … Read more

Britain’s coronavirus R rate is UP again to a possible 1.3, SAGE warns

Britain’s coronavirus R rate is UP to 1.5 in London, 1.3 across the UK and RISING in all southern regions as super-infectious variant sweeps across the country By Sam Blanchard Senior Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 13:52 GMT, 23 December 2020 | Updated: 13:52 GMT, 23 December 2020 The coronavirus R rate in Britain has … Read more

New coronavirus variant has triggered ‘explosive’ outbreaks in London schools

New coronavirus variant has triggered ‘explosive’ outbreaks in schools in London and the South East, says ‘Professor Lockdown’ Neil Ferguson as he warns the strain has likely spread all over Europe already Prof Ferguson said there’d been ‘anecdotal reports’ of ‘more explosive’ clusters Data has suggested children more susceptible to new, rapidly-spreading variant  By Connor Boyd Assistant … Read more

Government experts drawing up plans to vaccinate secondary pupils to curb spread of new Covid strain

Government scientists are drawing up plans to vaccinate secondary school pupils in England in a bid to curb the spread of the new Covid strain, according to reports. Ministers have vowed the keep schools open after the Christmas break, saying children’s learning was suffering due to the impact of Covid-19. But experts are growing concerned … Read more

‘Golden Balls met Santa!’ David Beckham pokes fun at his famous nickname

David Beckham couldn’t resist an opportunity to reference his famous nickname Golden Balls on Thursday. Wife Victoria – who bestowed him with the moniker and revealed it to the world during an episode of Parkinson in 2000 – posted a snap to Instagram as the family visited Lapland UK. David, 45, was seen sat in … Read more

Victoria Beckham puts devil horns on Brooklyn and Romeo in festive family photo

‘Never work with kids or animals!’ Victoria Beckham puts devil horns on Brooklyn and Romeo in festive family photo after sharing hilarious behind-the-scenes video taking snap By Connie Rusk For Mailonline Published: 17:36 GMT, 17 December 2020 | Updated: 17:36 GMT, 17 December 2020 She is preparing to spend Christmas with her three sons, Brooklyn, … Read more