Following eadric's point on the Italian peak in the previous thread. Italy's deaths peaked on 27/3, at 919 deaths, taking the total to 9134. Their latest figures still contain 622 new death… (View Post)

Again, not so quick. Some time after the peak days for new cases and for deaths, hospital admissions and ICU admissions in Italy still outstripped discharges. It was only mid/late last week when Ital… (View Post)

The chancellor's 300bn is a facility at this stage, not all committed spending. The day we prove asymptomatic prevalence is the day we can either commit to the hit (the UK is lucky not to be sit… (View Post)

The scientifically accepted wisdom was that for outdoor events, air spread is limited to those in your immediate vicinity at rest, not necessarily those you pass by briefly near the stadium, though y… (View Post)

I can't find where I originally read this - it was in one of the US explainers , and I recall it as cross-immunity between mild forms OC43 and 229E. However, the paper I've found today foun… (View Post)