The pandemic may
have had little impact on the course of climate change, but COVID-19 can definitely teach nations a lot about impending global threats.
Researchers at
King’s College London have concluded that countries better prepared for the climate emergency have been much more equipped to handle the coronavirus pandemic.
Crucially, the team found it would serve countries better to treat the climate crisis as if it were an epidemic.
The study took data from 110 countries and found that societies “in which individuals look after each other” place a higher priority on sustainability, making them better suited to fighting the pandemic.
15 Jan 2021, 13:42
Updated: 15 Jan 2021, 16:03
BRITAIN S official R rate could be below 1 in London - and has fallen overall for England, new Government estimates show.
The crucial value is the UK has narrowed to between 1.2 - 1.3 based on the latest data, available up to January 11.
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Last week Sage estimated that the R rate - the number of people an infected person will pass Covid on to - was between 1.0 and 1.4.
The narrowing in the latest official R rate reflects greater certainty around the estimates, experts say.
The value must be kept below 1 to cause the outbreak to shrink - above 1, and cases will continue to rise.
Smoking DOUBLES risk of severe Covid and ending up in hospital – 5 ways to quit starting now
Terri-Ann Williams, Digital Health Reporter
7 Jan 2021, 12:39
Updated: 7 Jan 2021, 14:37
SMOKERS are more likely to be hospitalised with the coronavirus, a new study has warned.
Researchers at King’s College London also found that smoking doubles the risk of severe symptoms of Covid-19.
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Experts have warned that smokers are more likely to end up in hospital than non smokers Credit: Getty Images - Getty
Experts analysed data from the Zoe Covid Symptom Study App and found that current smokers were more likely to have a “higher symptom burden” than non smokers.