40 articles from SATURDAY 2.5.2020

Fearful Britons remain strongly opposed to lifting lockdown

Just one in five want schools, pubs and restaurants to be reopened, according to new poll by Opinium• Coronavirus – latest updates• See all our coronavirus coverageFewer than one in five of the British public believe the time is right to consider reopening schools, restaurants, pubs and stadiums. The findings, in a new poll for the Observer, suggest Boris Johnson will struggle to convince...

'How is this possible?' Researchers grapple with Covid-19's mysterious mechanism

Doctors are still exploring exactly how the coronavirus affects the body, and what its long-term impacts might beRespiratory physician Dr David Darley says something peculiar happens to a small group of Covid-19 patients on day seven of their symptoms.“Up until the end of that first week, they’re stable,” says Darley, a doctor with Sydney’s St Vincent’s Hospital. “And then suddenly,...

Coronavirus means science is suddenly being done differently – and so is politics | Paul Nurse

The Nobel prize-winning scientist on how the pandemic is bringing dramatic shifts in medical researchSee all our coronavirus coverageCoronavirus – latest updatesIf we are to return to our normal lives, we need answers to many questions and they will only be delivered by science and medicine and their applications. In fact, the speed with which the virus has spread around the globe has been...

Britons will suffer health problems from Covid-19 for years, warn doctors

Survivors face post-traumatic stress and organ damage while even those not infected risk psychological side-effectsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMany people in Britain are likely to suffer from physical and mental problems for several years after the Covid-19 epidemic has subsided. That is the grim message from doctors and psychologists who last week warned that...

For introverts, lockdown is a chance to play to our strengths

Time to think and be creative, and without too much socialising, is an introvert’s ideal environment. We talk to some of the people thriving under lockdownYesterday morning I spent an hour doing a jigsaw puzzle, followed by a game of Scrabble, fortified by tea and scones. For once, there was no one I had to see and nowhere I had to be. The way we live now has split us in two. For introverts,...