coronavirus
Sturgeon felt ‘affinity’ with Johnson on Covid after reading his new memoir
The former first minister appeared to empathise with the ex-prime minister in what was otherwise a scathing book review.
NHS starts vaccinating millions against flu and Covid amid ‘tripledemic’ fears
Some 11 million people have been invited to come forward for protection, NHS England said.
Mike Nesbitt to make first speech as UUP leader remotely
The incoming Ulster Unionist leader has failed to recover from Covid in time for his party’s annual conference in Belfast.
Boris Johnson considered raiding Dutch warehouse over vaccines row – memoir
The then prime minister convened a meeting of senior military officials to discuss the plans.
Whitty: We did not make it clear enough NHS was open for non-Covid emergencies
Critics of lockdowns have pointed to the numbers of people who died from non-Covid conditions during the pandemic.
Whitty: UK faced ‘absolutely catastrophic situation’ before first Covid lockdown
Speaking to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, Professor Sir Chris Whitty was asked about reasons for the first lockdown in March 2020.
Hospitals ‘close to collapse’ amid scenes ‘from hell’ during pandemic – inquiry
A top doctor broke down in tears as he said that scenes in the unit ‘were like nothing I had ever seen’.
Chris Whitty to be questioned on ‘stay at home’ messaging at Covid inquiry
The probe is investigating the impact the crisis had on the NHS.
Shielding groups should have had support for ‘isolation and fear’ – inquiry
The UK Covid-19 Inquiry was hearing evidence on Wednesday from Scotland’s chief medical officer, Sir Gregor Smith.
Chief medical officer and team often worked 16-hour days, Covid inquiry told
Professor Sir Gregor Smith also said he needed to hire several deputies to deal with the workload as they attempted to keep ministers informed.