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Friday, 5 March, 2021

News in-depthUK schools

Parents face Monday’s return to school with trepidation

Government decision to defy calls for phased restart unnerves families, and teachers, despite stress of home schooling

Friday, 5 March, 2021

Coronavirus pandemic

Mystery person with P.1 coronavirus variant in UK found

Health secretary Matt Hancock praises NHS test and trace for ‘dogged determination’ in tracking individual down

Thursday, 4 March, 2021

Coronavirus treatment

No need for lengthy trials of vaccine modifications, UK regulator says

Decision makes approval possible in as little as two weeks after final data is received from manufacturers

Thursday, 4 March, 2021

Technology sector

Covid vaccine passports ‘should not last for ever’, says UK developer

Netcompany chief says health status apps are only a short-term solution as pandemic eases

Wednesday, 3 March, 2021

Coronavirus treatment

Strong T-cell response is good news for battle against Covid variants

US study likely to alleviate some concerns about new strains outsmarting vaccines

Monday, 1 March, 2021

Coronavirus pandemic

Brazil virus variant found to evade natural immunity

Studies ‘urgently needed’ to check efficacy of current vaccines against strain, researchers say

Monday, 1 March, 2021

Coronavirus treatment

Johnson defends UK border regime amid hunt for Covid patient

News about P.1 variant balanced by data confirming vaccines highly effective at preventing disease

Friday, 26 February, 2021

Coronavirus pandemic

Rise in Covid infections reported in 1 in 5 English local authorities

Public urged to stick to lockdown rules as regional disparities remain despite falls in UK-wide impact

Thursday, 25 February, 2021

Coronavirus pandemic

Why global Covid infections have plummeted

Sharp drop in infections brings hope, but masks signs of resurgence in parts of Europe

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Monday, 22 February, 2021

Covid-19 vaccines

Covid vaccines slash risk of infection, illness and death, UK studies find

Research provides scientific support for government’s road map out of lockdown

Thursday, 18 February, 2021

Special ReportUK’s Leading Management Consultants

Harassment, pay and glass ceiling highlight consultancy gender gap

Attitudes are slow to change but equality drive is gaining momentum

Friday, 12 February, 2021

Coronavirus treatment

UK Covid border measures under increasing strain ahead of rollout

Quarantine hotel booking system down for second day as concerns mount about testing regime

Friday, 12 February, 2021

Coronavirus pandemic

UK scientists call for debate on allowing ‘big wave of infection’

Advisers to government warn of national discussion after most vulnerable are vaccinated

Wednesday, 10 February, 2021

Covid-19 vaccines

Single dose of Pfizer vaccine shows signs of success in UK

Early data need confirmation but government push to extend gap between jabs receives a boost

Wednesday, 10 February, 2021

Covid-19 vaccines

AstraZeneca agrees German manufacturing deal to fill vaccine gap

Agreement with IDT Biologika will boost capacity and help Europe’s supply shortages

Tuesday, 9 February, 2021

UK politics & policy

Travellers to England face jail for hiding trips to high-risk countries

Health secretary Matt Hancock announces tough new measures as concerns about Covid variants grow

Monday, 8 February, 2021

ExplainerCoronavirus treatment

What we know about the most troublesome Covid mutations

E484K, the genetic change in the variant first identified in South Africa, is affecting the efficacy of some vaccines

Monday, 8 February, 2021

News in-depthCovid-19 vaccines

New variants pose ultimate challenge to test and trace programme

Public health officials have targeted specific locations to contain South African mutation

Monday, 8 February, 2021

Coronavirus treatment

Three UK manufacturers selected to make rapid Covid tests

Push to develop domestic diagnostics industry and less reliance on foreign producers

Friday, 5 February, 2021

News in-depthCovid-19 vaccines

How AstraZeneca’s vaccine was hit by flawed trials, defects and politics — but might still save the world

Vaccine maker under pressure over clinical trial data and manufacturing problems

Wednesday, 3 February, 2021

Coronavirus treatment

Antibody protection lasts at least six months, study finds

Scientists say research supports UK plan to delay second dose of Covid-19 vaccine

Tuesday, 2 February, 2021

Coronavirus pandemic

Two-thirds of one London Orthodox Jewish community has had Covid

Research finds prevalence of past infection was nine times higher than national average

Monday, 1 February, 2021

Coronavirus pandemic

South African Covid strain prompts ‘surge testing’ in England

Hancock promises to ‘come down hard’ on variant after 11 UK cases found with no connection to country of origin

Friday, 29 January, 2021

Coronavirus treatment

Drugmakers try to adapt Covid treatments to mutant strains

Studies suggest antibody therapies are less effective against new variants

Thursday, 28 January, 2021

Coronavirus pandemic

England lockdown starts to suppress Covid-19, study suggests

Imperial College London data show rate of infection close to stable or falling slightly

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