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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 28 February 2022
As other dramatic and worrying world events continue into a fifth day, news about Covid has all but disappeared from the news media. To...
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 25 February 2022
Tonight, the loss of life is beginning to rise significantly following the Russian aggression in the Ukraine. Most people had hoped that...
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 23 February 2022
By the time I write my next report all mandatory Covid restrictions will have been removed. It looks as though an invasion of Ukraine is...
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 21 February 2022
The statistics became available before the PM made his parliamentary announcements today, so I will deal with them first. The numbers...
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 18 February 2022
I write my report tonight wondering how many of you will be able to read it, and even if I will be able to complete it before we lose...
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 16 February 2022
The number of tests being done have dropped significantly this week with only just over 880,000 on each of the last two days. The drop...
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 14 February 2022
Today’s data suggests that all is on track with our gradual withdrawal from the Covid pandemic and the country can continue to get back...
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 11 February 2022
Following my last report, I was asked to expand on the science behind hand washing. The story begins with a Hungarian obstetrician giving...
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 9 February 2022
In what is clearly a political decision and without public reference to SAGE or his Principal Medical Advisors, the Prime Minister today...
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 7 February 2022
For most of us no news is good news when it comes to Covid. On the other hand, the media and news organisations want bad news because bad...
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 4 February 2022
After a further week of political turmoil emanating from Parliament it is pleasing to be able to say that they seem to be getting things...
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 2 February 2022
The Government’s data was published on time today and is generally all good. There is one surprising result which I suspect is a...
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 1 February 2022
Last night’s data was not published until nearly 11pm and today’s has been delayed an hour. Boris may get it, but I cannot see any...
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 28 January 2022
After another confusing week of politics, we are still none the wiser. Most of the plan B restrictions have been removed now and we...
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 26 January 2022
A look at the Government’s Covid dashboard shows all the parameters as green. This means that as far as Covid is concerned in England,...
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 24 January 2022
It is said that a week is long time in politics, but I have also come to realise 5 days is a long time in a Covid pandemic. Thank you to...
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 19 January 2022
Rather predictably the Prime Minister has today announced a lessening of our current Covid restrictions. I strongly suspect this is aimed...
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 17 January 2022
For those who liked my Novak joke, I am told he has been selected to play cricket for England as it took the Aussies two weeks to get him...
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 14 January 2022
Did the leading tennis player in the world really expect that Australian officials would accept a name like Novak without checking his...
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Doc Hines - Covid News & Views - 12 January 2022
I am pleased that today’s figures confirm the optimism of a couple of days ago was justified. We need a few more days data to be sure...
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