More than half the UK population struggling with sleep during lockdown A study carried out by Ipsos MORI and King’s College London involving 2,254 UK residents between the ages of 16 and 75, has shown that more than half of the population struggled with sleep during the lockdown. As one might expected, sleep problems were…
New test and trace system launched across England and Scotland Yesterday, we saw the launch of the Covid-19 test and trace system across England and Scotland which should help to lift blanket lockdown restrictions and move towards more localised, targeted measures. The new system will involve 25,000 ‘contact tracers’ making phone calls and sending emails…
Young adults shown to be ‘commonest group of people infected’ with Covid-19 Preliminary findings of a surveillance study by Public Health England revealed that young adults aged between 17 and 29 were the most common age group of people infected with Covid-19. The ongoing study aims to provide more insight into the spread of Covid-19…
Public Health England to review impact of ethnicity on COVID-19 outcomes For weeks now it has been apparent that there is a disparity in the outcomes of COVID-19 depending on ethnicity and gender. Now, Public Health England is going to analyse thousands of existing health records of patients who have had coronavirus, in an attempt…
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