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Prof Alex Van Den Heever of Wits School Of Governance speaks to Ray White about the latest Covid-19 variant and the UK decision.

Eat less meat to prevent further pandemics, says expert Reducing how much meat we eat can help control evolution and transmission of diseases, says scientist File image of cattle on a farm (Image: Shared Content Unit) Get the latest email updates for Surrey with our FREE daily newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe here When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance wit...

Dutch scientists train bees to detect coronavirus Research could be used to help fight the pandemic in underdeveloped countries about 21 hours ago The scientists found that due to their highly developed sense of smell, the bees learned how to detect the virus after just minutes of training. Photograph: Getty Images   Researchers at a Dutch university have trained bees to detect coronavirus using a cheap and easily scalable model that could help fight the pandemic in underdeveloped countries...

We should take confidence from the fact the advice on the AstraZeneca jab has moved with the data For younger people, where the risk of serious disease from Covid is low, it is right they should be offered a choice of vaccine 7 April 2021 • 8:30pm Credit: DPA If the presentations led by medical regulators in the UK and Europe on Wednesday do not build confidence in vaccines I’m not sure what will. Performing under pressure, they managed that rare feat: treating us as adults and communicati...

Vitamin D: The truth about an alleged Covid ‘cover-up’ By Rachel Schraer image copyrightGetty Images As Covid-19 swept the world, so did misinformation about how to treat it. But sometimes misinformation can develop even around ideas that have some truth to them - and that can be the most difficult kind to tackle. Why vitamin D? There are many treatments that have been suggested for Covid-19. Hydroxychloroquine, Ivermectin and vitamin D - all are, or were, being studied. Suggesting that a t...

Covid vaccines ‘breaking the link’ between infection, hospitalisation and death, says Matt Hancock Andrew Woodcock © Provided by The Independent The UK’s vaccination programme is “breaking the link” between coronavirus infections and hospitalisation and death, health secretary Matt Hancock has said. But Mr Hancock warned that “this isn’t over yet”, pointing to figures which showed that the recent fall in case numbers is now slowing, and has flattened completely...

New wave of UK job losses expected in coming months, researchers say New research suggests the UK could be about to see a fresh wave of job losses as business struggle to cope amid Covid-19 restrictions. A huge increase in bankruptcies for UK firms looms as business support programmes end, according to the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) and the Alliance for Full Employment (AFFE), with more than 900,000 small firms thought to be at risk. Almost 15%, more than one in seven, UK busin...

Almost 15, more than one in seven, UK businesses are at risk of imminent closure, especially those with fewer than 10 employees, research warns.

New wave of UK job losses expected in coming months, researchers say NEW research suggests the UK could be about to see a fresh wave of job losses as business struggle to cope amid Covid-19 restrictions. A huge increase in bankruptcies for UK firms looms as business support programmes end, according to the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) and the Alliance for Full Employment (AFFE), with more than 900,000 small firms thought to be at risk. Almost 15%, more than one in seven, UK busin...

New wave of UK job losses expected in coming months, researchers say New research suggests the UK could be about to see a fresh wave of job losses as business struggle to cope amid Covid-19 restrictions. A huge increase in bankruptcies for UK firms looms as business support programmes end, according to the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) and the Alliance for Full Employment (AFFE), with more than 900,000 small firms thought to be at risk. Almost 15%, more than one in seven, UK busin...