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New mutation of Covid Delta variant under close watch in UK

NEW: there’s been a lot of chatter about why cases, hospitalisations and deaths are much higher in the UK than elsewhere in Western Europe. I think a lot of the commentary has been overly simplistic, politicised and at-times flat-out wrong. Let’s see if we can do better:

So I hope we can now see that: • Yes, mask-wearing has plummeted in England and reversing that would help • But higher rates of crowded indoor mixing are likely a bigger issue • And both are almost certainly dwarfed by UK’s much more acute waning problem (as seen in Israel)

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Why so much higher in UK? Here’s a look at what those countries are doing differently to reduce transmission: • % of people never wearing masks has rocketed in UK but stayed very low elsewhere • % of people attending large gatherings in UK is surging way ahead of elsewhere

"I haven't really had this outside of the hospital before." A football supporter collapsed at the Newcastle-Tottenham game prompting the match to be suspended. Dr Tom Prichard works in A&E and was there to give CPR to the man ⬇️👏 More here:

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Older people are far more likely to be in poverty in the UK than elsewhere, which can increase their risk of both catching and dying from the disease.

Brazil's President Bolsonaro accused of crimes against humanity