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Scotland Suffers 48% Decline in Boxing Day Footfall Compared With Pre-Pandemic Levels
Figures show that Boxing Day shopping footfall in Scotland fell by 48% from 2019.
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No New Covid Rules to be Announced on Monday
According to BBC News, no further Covid restrictions will be announced in England today. Hooray!
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Security Minister Warns That Lockdown Isolation Has Increased Radicalisation
Damian Hinds, the Security Minister, has expressed his concern that social atomisation caused by previous lockdowns has increased bedroom radicalisation, which has weakened the U.K.'s defence against terrorism.
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According to the Latest ICU Data, the Unvaccinated Are Not ‘Overwhelming the NHS’
The Daily Sceptic's in-house doctor has looked at the latest ICNARC data and concluded that unvaccinated Covid patients in ICUs are not 'overwhelming' the NHS. In fact, on Nov 15th there were only about 400 in England.
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Daily Case Numbers Are Not Correlated With Mobility in Sweden
Throughout the pandemic, those in favour of more restrictions have argued that restrictions drive behaviour and behaviour drives infections. Yet rising mobility frequently coincides with falling case numbers.
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Don’t Stop People Going to the Football, Prime Minister
In case Boris is tempted to ban attendance at football games later today, here is a compendium of the evidence that the risk of catching COVID-19 outside in the fresh air is very low.
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Restrictions on Wedding and Funeral Attendance Caused Unnecessary Distress
The Government is unlikely to impose attendance limits on weddings and funerals if further restrictions are imposed.
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News Round-Up
A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about politicians’ efforts to control the virus — and other acts of hubris and folly – not just in Britain, but around the world.
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Schools Plan to Send Home Whole Year Groups in January
Schools are drawing up plans to send whole year groups home amid concern that the Omicron variant will lead to staff shortages in January.
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D-Day
The Prime Minister is due to meet with Sir Patrick Vallance and Chris Whitty tomorrow to decide whether to impose any more restrictions. It will hinge on how quickly Covid hospital admissions are rising.
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