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Gove is telling councils to look to their responsibilities and therefore open schools. Afraid that he needs to look to his own responsibilities. If he is wrong, and re-opening schools causes a surge in cases, will he resign, never to be seen again? Of course not. He'd come up with more words...

Barack Obama attacks Trump administration's response to coronavirus pandemic Former president breaks tradition of refraining from criticism of successor, while also highlighting the high-profile killing of Ahmaud Arbery...

We have lots of llamas around - saw three on Friday! 'Llamas are the real unicorns': why they could be our secret weapon against coronavirus Researchers hope llama antibodies could help protect humans who have not been infected The solution to the coronavirus may have been staring us in the...

Are some people waking up? Revolt over easing of lockdown spreads as poll slump hits PM Manchester mayor unleashes fury at Johnson plan, while public approval for government strategy plummets Boris Johnson was hit by a growing revolt over his strategy for easing Covid-19 lockdown last night...

I don't think they can. Otherwise, how do they get out of bed in the morning? One bit reported in Guardian: Children can take their own lunchboxes, but not pencil cases. The full explanation was not available but something like the lunchboxes are very personal. Hence need to be individual...

So long as they are diabetes-inducing cup cakes. Have been making Bara Brith - and have reached what I consider a reliable, enjoyable result. So that is a newly developed skill!

At least in a thousand years they won't have Johnson, Gove, Jenrick, Patel, et al.

I think the point is that the increase in five days, even if R has gone up, will be modest. It is the fact that the numbers will continue rising and that what we will see in 8 to 10 weeks would be a large rise. Also, with extended recovery times, we could end up with a very large increase in...

Four day work week may help stop virus As leaders around the world weigh the risks of reopening workplaces in the wake of the pandemic, researchers from the Weizmann Institute in Israel and the London School of Economics have a suggestion: Start off with a four-day in-office work week, followed...

Not much to surprise us. Emergency teams condemn government's 'controlling' approach to crisis Tories accused of withholding vital data, failing to respond to requests for guidance, and neglecting to reveal strategy Local emergency planning teams tasked with responding to Covid-19 say their...

Coronavirus: Trial begins to see if dogs can 'sniff out' virus A UK trial to see whether specialist medical sniffer dogs can detect coronavirus in humans is set to begin. The dogs are already trained to detect odours of certain cancers, malaria and Parkinson's disease by the charity Medical...

It all too often looks as if they don't know their Rs from their elbows.

My point about temperature was really the words. I do not know how to interpret "very valid intervention". I am aware of the possibility of infecting before symptoms appear but as you say, its simplicity might just help a little. But if the measurement of temperature, the actual process, is too...

All this traffic light crap. Have any of them read their highway codes? Red Red and Amber Green Amber Red So, we don't get to amber until we have been to green and are going back to red. Yet the traffic light system starts with the lights all off. Then: Red Amber Yellow Shade of green...

But not in a job centre.

Close the toilets. No problem. :)

From today's farce. Sorry, briefing. She adds that temperature checks for Covid-19 isn’t a very valid intervention because of the 14-day incubation period. Is it a slightly valid intervention? A medium valid intervention? Or a wholly worthless intervention? I'd argue that if a high...

Many of us will remember seeing boards with several hand sanitiser dispensers mounted on them. At the time, I was thinking that if things were bad enough to need them, it should not be allowed to go ahead. I had already decided to avoid any crowded places. Either they were not really needed...

A very high scoring match.Mostly own goals. Union warns care workers not to use UK government Covid-19 app GMB union tells members Care Workforce app gives bosses access to private messages...

"The risk" - of getting covid-19? Or of dying from it? Or just enduring life-long kidney or lung probelms? It is not as if coming through covid-19 is a guarantee of complete recovery.