38 articles from SATURDAY 9.1.2021

NHS counts cost of Christmas in lives and warns worst is yet to come

As Covid death toll passes 1,300 a day, doctors and hospital leaders say services are on brink of collapseIn normal times, January is the month for counting the cost of Christmas. The credit card bills arrive. New year resolutions are made. The consequences of recent indulgence have to be faced.This year, however, the price of having celebrated Christmas with loved ones could be far steeper –...

More asymptomatic testing can be a vital tool to stop the spread of Covid | Susan Hopkins

Local authorities are being called on to expand their plans as well as to support people who need to self-isolate Coronavirus - latest coverageSee all our coronavirus coverageWe now know that around one in three people who have coronavirus never show any symptoms but that does not mean they are not infectious. We need to use everything at our disposal to find these individuals without symptoms and...