Operation Moonshot, the government’s ambitious plan to deploy exciting new technologies to test the entire population for coronavirus infection, launches in Liverpool on Friday. Yet, even as the army arrives and testing sites are set up, questions are being asked about the accuracy of the tests and the information people will be given about their … Read more
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Billions of pounds worth of trade with the European Union will face “significant disruption” on 1 January, regardless of whether a trade deal is agreed, Whitehall’s spending watchdog has concluded. The National Audit Office (NAO) said crucial IT systems have yet to be tested and transit areas for lorries are not ready as the government … Read more
Boris Johnson is still suggesting it could all be over by Christmas. The public, as well as Conservative MPs, can be forgiven for scepticism. The government has made too many promises on coronavirus, and done too little, too late, too often. We are already paying the price. As England began its second lockdown on Thursday, … Read more
New Delhi, the capital city with the worst air quality worldwide, had its most toxic day in a year on Thursday, recording a concentration of poisonous PM2.5 particles at 14 times over the World Health Organization’s safe limit. The raging coronavirus outbreak, with more than 400,000 confirmed cases in the city of 20 million, has … Read more