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Testing has NOT improvedVirus tests conducted 18 Mar 2021
Daily 1,437,257
PCR testing capacity 764,492
PCR testing conducted 322,869
Presumably, most of the rest, 1,114,388, are (inaccurate) lateral flow tests (probably for schools) with a few antibody tests.
Those PCR results are pathetically inadequate .....
22-03-2021, 07:15 PM
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Coronavirus: Third wave will 'wash up on our shores', warns Johnsonhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-56486067
The PM said: "On the continent right now you can see, sadly, there is a third wave under way.
"And people in this country should be under no illusions that previous experience has taught us that when a wave hits our friends, I'm afraid it washes up on our shores as well."
He added: "I expect we will feel those effects in due course. That's why we're getting on with our vaccination programme as fast as we can."
23-03-2021, 08:27 PM
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Deaths have risen slightly, Hospitalisations are still falling and Cases remain between the 5,000-6,000 mark ......
Covid-19: One year of lockdowns across the UK
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-56490107
Since the first one was announced 12 months ago, we've had two further national lockdowns, and more than 120,000 people have died after testing positive for Covid-19 *.
24-03-2021, 08:10 PM
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Deaths have risen slightly, Hospitalisations are still falling and Cases remain between the 5,000-6,000 mark * ......
* That figure doesn't sound a lot but it amounts to 175,000 a month of recorded cases - that figure could be doubled or even trebled by the inclusion of unrecorded cases. It would be interesting to see what demographic is most represented.
ETA:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51768274
This has led to, on average, about 1,500 new cases being found each day, but it is too soon to say whether the slowing rate of decline is down to more testing or more virus.
26-03-2021, 08:36 PM
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Past infection increases vaccine response six-foldhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-56538983
The researchers said this emphasised the importance of people having their second dose to provide the same "booster" effect.
Those who have had Covid should still have a second jab, though, to ensure "longer-lasting" protection.
Giving the previously-infected one dose would not be efficient, experts say.
Having two jabs gives the best chance of activating all parts of the immune system and potentially protecting against new variants.
The study, funded by the Department of Health and Social Care, was an extension of Public Health England's Siren study of healthcare workers.
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