Lord Sumption has criticised the act of assuming the worst when lacking evidence, saying that those unwilling to understand the science "have no moral right to demand coercive measures against their fellow citizens".
The UK's vaccine rollout could be delayed by two months if EU members decide to ban exports of the jab next week. Reports suggest that this action would not even provide a significant boost to slower rollouts in the EU.
Masks and social distancing could remain in the UK for several years after lockdown, "at least until other parts of the world are as well vaccinated as we are", according to a Public Health England official.
Mixed messaging from the Government on the enforcement of lockdown rules has created a "no-win" situation for British police. Officers say they are damned when they do intervene, and damned by others when they do not.
The UK has set a new record for the number of people vaccinated in one day, pushing the total number of adults jabbed to 51%. Yet the pace of unlocking is still far too slow.
Thousands of people have gathered in London to protest against the Government's lockdown. Meanwhile, in Switzerland, many more formed a "silent protest" against Covid restrictions in the small northern town of Liestal.
The UK is ahead of the US in its efforts to vaccinate its population, but while Brits remain confined under severe lockdown restrictions, much of America is returning to "business as usual".
Government sources fear that an increase in Covid cases on the Continent could prevent Brits from holidaying abroad this summer, and could even cause a "new wave" of infections in Britain.
Firms owned by some of the world's wealthiest people have claimed millions of pounds in furlough money over the past year. £3 million was claimed by the Qatari owners of Harrods and the Ritz in December alone.
Lockdown has caused a "significant backlog of criminal cases" in Scotland which will not be cleared until at least 2025. The “downstream impacts” of this on community justice services and prisons are expected to be dire.
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