What happens when pupils test positive for Covid-19?
There’s been some confusion over whether pupils can return to school after a positive lateral flow test but a negative PCR result. Read
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Health care systems
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Millions—not thousands—caught Covid last year
Doctors only report a small fraction of Covid infections through the NOIDs system. Read
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Viral Facebook post incorrectly claims that a list of PPE contracts are all unfulfilled
PPE procurement is under scrutiny but claims that all these contracts were unfulfilled is not evidenced. Read
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Covid-19 may not be a “high consequence infectious disease”, but it is a real emergency
The new coronavirus can cause many thousands of deaths even though Covid-19 is no longer considered a “high consequence infectious disease”. Read
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Covid-19 deaths in care homes have started to fall
Keir Starmer was right, in one way, to say that deaths in care homes were rising. In another way, Boris Johnson was right to disagree. Read
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The number of NHS hospital beds has fallen
It’s hard to say exactly how far NHS bed numbers have fallen in the past ten years, since the count before 2010 included different things. Read
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The NHS: low cost healthcare?
Recent OECD figures show that the UK spends more than the average for the 35-member club, but less than many individual members. Read
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