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Failures of State by Jonathan Calvert and George Arbuthnott review – how Britain became 'Plague Island' Alan Johnson © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images When I became health secretary in 2007, the chief medical officer, Liam Donaldson, took me aside to explain why there was bound to be a pandemic soon. Between 1918 and 1920, the H1N1 virus that became known as Spanish flu was responsible for more deaths than the first world war. There had been a flu pandemic about 30 years before that and another, Asian flu (H2N2), would kill up to 4 million...
Mel Giedroyc is taking part in the Cambridge Literary Festival. - Credit: Laurie Fletcher An innovative literary festival has announced its lockdown line-up for its spring return next month. A year ago, Cambridge Literary Festival had to close its doors to live events due to the coronavirus pandemic. Last April it delivered a scaled down online alternative, The Listening Festival, and in November a full-scale virtual event. With a new CLF website and two festivals delivered, organisers are ready to do it again from April 21 to April 25, with the line-up featuring award-winning authors,...
The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scientist and essential information about the covid-19 pandemic
The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scientist and essential information about the covid-19 pandemic