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- Speed is of the essence in responding to the covid-19 pandemic. But in Leicester lockdown has been reimposed because information was shared too slowly. Local authorities lacked centrally held data to detect a rise in cases and act swiftly. In an editorial… Richard Hurley
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- You may have heard of it as the organisation that received the £32m (€36m; $40m) raised by Captain Tom Moore. In total, £130m has been raised for NHS Charities Together during the covid-19 pandemic. Abi Rimmer
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- The UK government must immediately issue an apology “on behalf of the healthcare system” to people affected by three medical interventions—Primodos, sodium valproate, and pelvic mesh—and ensure they are listened to, supported, and compensated, a long… Elisabeth Mahase
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- Microscopic respiratory droplets generated by talking and breathing can hover in the air for minutes or hours and drift many metres horizontally before infecting people, argue 239 experts from 32 countries, in a commentary published in Clinical Infectious… Owen Dyer
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- Health and social care staff, hospital patients, and care home residents made up a substantial proportion of covid-19 infections in England during the height of the pandemic, a report by Data Evaluation and Learning for Viral Epidemics (DELVE) says. Ingrid Torjesen
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- The private hospital group Spire Healthcare and seven ophthalmologists have admitted taking part in an illegal price fixing agreement over the charges for an initial consultation for self paying patients at a hospital in the north of England. Clare Dyer
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- With the US’s nationalistic hoarding, Jacqui Wise looks at the implications for vaccines and more effective treatments for covid-19 Jacqui Wise
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- England has announced its first local lockdown in response to covid-19, just as it begins to ease national restrictions. But will it work—and is this the first of many? Elisabeth Mahase
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- England’s chaotic system cost lives in Leicester and must be reformed Mike Gill, Devi Sridhar et al
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- As an expression of thanks and respect the acclaimed photographer Rankin has created a collection of 12 portraits of health workers to mark the NHS’s 72nd anniversary. Alison Shepherd
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- Absent in the early stages of the pandemic, it must now move centre stage Tessa Richards, Henry Scowcroft
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- Preliminary trial results are mostly good news, but timing is everything Raymond M Johnson, Joseph M Vinetz
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- The UK’s flagship covid-19 clinical trial has been hailed worldwide—but some say it is far from perfect. Jacqui Wise and Rebecca Coombes unpick the criticisms that still surround a vital cog in the pandemic response Jacqui Wise, Rebecca Coombes
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- The UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, has promised to accelerate £1.5bn (€1.66bn; $1.86bn) of funding for new buildings in the NHS as part of his “new deal” to help the country recover from covid-19. Gareth Iacobucci
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