New data from the Department of Health and Social Care has confirmed that more false positive results were produced by LFD tests than true positives in the first two weeks of school testing.
A U.K. children's charity says that calls to its helpline have risen to record levels over the past year of lockdowns. The most frequently raised concerns were about neglect, parental mental health and abuse.
Germany's domestic spy agency is monitoring anti-lockdown activists for suspected sedition. Protesters are said to have an agenda that goes far beyond the Government's response to Covid.
A lack of exposure to the natural environment caused by lockdowns is likely to have stunted the development of children's immune systems, making them more prone to allergies, asthma and autoimmune diseases.
A number of American universities have announced that they will require their staff and students to be vaccinated against Covid before being permitted to return to campus in Autumn.
The number of people in English hospitals with Covid has fallen to the lowest level since last September, according to the latest NHS figures. The total is down by 96% from the peak in January.
New data from the ONS shows that across the U.K, more than half of adults are likely to have Covid antibodies. The figure is highest in England, where 68.3% were likely to have tested positive for antibodies.
The NHS mobile app will be used as a Covid vaccine passport when international travel returns. The date of return remains unclear: Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said we must "wait and see" if May 17th is still viable.
Joe Biden asked Americans to wear face masks for the first 100 days of his presidency. 100 days later, new CDC guidelines say that only fully vaccinated people can do away with masks outdoors, and not when in crowds.
The house and office of a Weimar judge who prohibited mask-wearing, distancing measures and rapid testing at schools have been searched by investigators, reportedly because his ruling is thought to have violated the law.
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