Jan 31, 2023
COVID-19 reinforced to the world that the early days of a pandemic are crucial. It also demonstrated the art of the possible when governments, industry and academic work at pace to translate science into public health action. With this impetus, a global mission began...
Jan 27, 2023
We are changing the way we present COVID-19 death statistics on the GOV.UK COVID-19 Dashboard. “Deaths with COVID-19 on the death registration” will replace “deaths within 28 days of a positive test” as the primary reported COVID-19 death statistic. This blog...
Jan 10, 2023
A sample of passengers travelling from China into London’s Heathrow Airport will be invited to take a PCR test for COVID-19 on arrival. These tests will help us to better understand any variants that may be present in any positive cases. Why are we only testing...
Jan 5, 2023
As students start to return to school, it’s important to be aware of the winter illnesses currently circulating and the best ways to protect your child and others. In this blog, we set out some of the simple actions that parents of school age children can take...
