Sep 23, 2020
Levels of anxiety and happiness saw the greatest change when lockdown was introduced compared with pre-pandemic levels, researchers added. For the first time, the ONS also detailed people’s personal responses to the pandemic. In April, one respondent said: “Am unable to do any of the things which normally fill my life and keep loneliness at […]
Sep 23, 2020
The nationwide applause for healthcare workers on the frontline against coronavirus began its journey in a terraced street in north London on March 18. Dorothy Boswell, 67, heard her neighbours had been standing on their front doorstep every evening and clapping for...
Sep 21, 2020
Quitting smoking has become the number one lifestyle change this year, Public Health England has announced. The proportion of people who have successfully quit smoking this year is at its highest in more than a decade, new figures show. Data from the UCL Smoking...
Sep 16, 2020
The impact of the pandemic will be felt for generations to come, the World Bank has warned, because it will prevent people reaching their full potential across the board. Even before Covid-19, and despite decades of progress, a child born in a typical country could...
Sep 8, 2020
Levels of coronavirus at the height of the outbreak were three times higher than officially recorded, according to GP data – potentially moving the UK closer to herd immunity. GPs recorded 8,985 suspected virus cases between February 14 and April 30, triple the number...
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