Scotland will not recommend NHS coronavirus tracing app until ‘confident that it works’
The NHS contact tracing app will not yet be recommended for use in Scotland, with officials saying they first needed...
Day: May 5, 2020
how the Isle of Wight is braced for the new NHS coronavirus app
“I think now it’s been explained properly people will embrace it,” says Mrs Herbert, whose school normally teaches 184 pupils...
The pros and cons of contact-tracing apps
Running old software during WannaCry The NHS’ reliance on aging software became a major issue in 2017 when large parts...
France’s ‘patient zero’ caught coronavirus in December
Speaking to BFM TV, he said he initially had a dry cough and fever and assumed he had the flu....
Chief scientific adviser says face masks will be ‘beneficial’ in some settings
"It looks like the major route of infection is droplet spread rather than true aerosol," he said. "Masks may have...
Coronavirus antibody testing could result in discrimination at work, ministers warned
He said data from around five weeks ago suggested "something like a 10 per cent antibody positivity in London", with...
Bars should offer more non-alcoholic than alcoholic drinks to improve nation’s health, study suggests
Bars and restaurants should offer more non-alcoholic than alcoholic drinks to improve the nation's health, a new study has suggested....
Bishops urged to relax coronavirus lockdown rules for funerals
The plea comes following the closure of all places of worship in March when the Government ordered the coronavirus lockdown,...
