Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: More than 1 million people have died around the world from Covid-19 since the coronavirus emerged less than a year ago in the city of Wuhan in central China. But life appears…

Gravitas: Wuhan virus: Why the pandemic is far from over The Wuhan Virus is spreading. The pandemic is far from over. Why? 1. Easing restrictions is exposing more people to the virus 2. No herd immunity 3. No vaccines or…

COVID-19: Myths and facts As the novel coronavirus pandemic rages on, many myths and misconceptions have taken hold of public imagination, causing an unprecedented public health crisis. There is a tremendous number of falsehoods about the pandemic on social media,…

Last week we reported that Public Health England had published a report into why people from black and ethnic minority communities were disproportionately affected by Covid-19. (Subscribe: But a key contribution by public health expert, Professor Kevin Fenton, himself black,…

Many countries around the world are either advising people to wear face masks in public or even making it mandatory. But what is the science behind mass mask wearing? (Subscribe: Will it really protect you from Covid-19? Or is it…

Boris Johnson put Britain into lockdown four weeks ago. But should he have acted earlier? (Subscribe: As the virus tore through China and then seeded in Europe, the government turned to its scientific advisers to lead our response. But unlike…