August 2020 media coverage
The Observer. UK university reopenings risk 'public health crisis', academics warn. Professor Gabriel Scally.
29 August 2020.
Daily Mail. Driving the economy into recession is killing more people than COVID ever could. Professor Philip Thomas.
29 August 2020.
The Guardian. For many teenagers, lockdown has been a lesson in wellbeing. Emily Widnall.
29 August 2020.
CNN Health. 'Reassuring' study finds children have small risk of death and severe illness from coronavirus. Professor Athimalaipet Ramanan.
28 August 2020.
TalkRADIO. How much will our lives change permanently in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic? Professor Bruce Hood.
27 August 2020.
BBC Points West late news [watch at 02:47 in]. Face masks: should schoolchildren wear them? Professor Adam Finn.
26 August 2020
Daily Telegraph. School masks: face coverings could damage children's speech development, warn scientists. Dr Yvonne Wren.
26 August 2020
The Conversation. Back to school does not necessarily mean back to work for mothers. Professor Sarah Smith.
26 August 2020
TES. Coronavirus: The infection hotspots in schools revealed. Professor Jonathan Reid.
26 August 2020
The New York Times. Opinion: A vaccine that stops Covid-19 won’t be enough. Professor Adam Finn.
24 August 2020
BBC Bitesize. Are viruses alive? And other virus-related questions. Dr Bronwen Burton.
24 August 2020
Huffington Post. How To Talk To Your Kids About The Return to School. Dr Dan O'Hare.
24 August 2020
BBC News online, Reddit, Metro, Daily Mail, BBC Radio 4 Today programme, Sky News, The Times, The Telegraph, The Guardian [read at 08:49 in], Bristol 24/7, The Conversation, Evening Standard, BBC R5 Live Drive. Teens' anxiety levels dropped during pandemic, study finds. Emily Widnall.
24 August 2020
Spectator. Rejoice for the return of the church choir. Professor Jonathan Reid.
22 August 2020
The Observer. England's anti-obesity fight 'at risk' after Matt Hancock closes health agency. Professor Gabriel Scally.
22 August 2020
Metro, The Sun, Evening Standard, iNews. Warning UK could go into second lockdown as R rate rises. Professor Oliver Johnson.
22 August 2020
BBC News Health, The Guardian, BBC News at Six and Ten, The Times, The Independent, The Telegraph, Classic FM, Reuters UK, The Stage, DJ Mag, Rolling Stone Brazil, NME, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 6 Music, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC World Service Radio, Yahoo! news, Daily Mail, NY Times Post, BBC Radio Bristol, The Sun, New York Times, Fox 5 NY. Singing 'no riskier than talking' for virus spread. Professor Jonathan Reid.
20 August 2020
The Independent. Coronavirus patients still suffering from complications three months later. Dr David Arnold.
20 August 2020
Huffington Post UK. You're wearing a mask every time you use a public toilet, right? Dr Bryan Bzdek.
19 August 2020
The Times, The Independent, Yahoo! news, MSN News. Matt Hancock rules out making facemasks in offices compulsory. Professor Adam Finn.
19 August 2020
Sky news at Nine. Public Health England to be axed and replaced with a new agency. Professor Gabriel Scally.
18 August 2020
newstalk. Ireland taking 'age-related apartheid approach" to COVID-19. Professor Gabriel Scally.
18 August 2020
Highland Radio. Still not enough North South cooperation in Covid battle. Professor Gabriel Scally.
18 August 2020
Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, The Sun, Stats Globe, New Zealand Herald. COVID-19 could cause Type One diabetes in children, scientists warn. Professor Julian Hamilton Shield.
17 August 2020
The Irish Sun, Irish Mirror. Dr Gabriel Scally calls for emergency legislation to prevent ‘reckless’ behaviour that’s aiding spread of COVID-19. Professor Gabriel Scally.
17 August 2020
BBC Science Focus Magazine. Government advisors see ‘early indications’ that COVID-19 growth rate is increasing. Dr Daniel Lawson.
17 August 2020
Sky News. Public Health England set to be scrapped. Professor Gabriel Scally.
16 August 2020
Da Nang Today, Talk Vietnam. Made-in-Vietnam Covid-19 vaccine set for human trials in October. Professor Imre Berger.
16 August 2020
BBC Radio Bristol. COVID-19 and balancing the reopening of schools. Dr Ellen Brooks Pollock.
15 August 2020
ITV News. Sage 'not confident' R number below 1 in England. Dr Daniel Lawson.
14 August 2020
The Daily Show with Andrew Pierce. Will new £3,200 fines for not wearing a mask in shops really work? Dr Nilufar Ahmed.
14 August 2020
The Conversation, The National Interest. Coronavirus: have we already missed the opportunity to build a better world? Professor Martin Parker.
13 August 2020
The World. Choirs in the age of coronavirus: A new study looks at the risks of singing. Professor Jonathan Reid.
13 August 2020
New York Times Post, Daily Mail. Did London's lockdown work? Capital has the same level of coronavirus antibodies as Stockholm. Professor Simon Wood.
12 August 2020
The Saigon Times. Vietnam expects its own Covid-19 vaccines late next year. Professor Imre Berger.
12 August 2020
International Business Times, CNN Arabic. Children can be coronavirus 'long haulers' too, not just adults. Professor Athimalaipet Ramanan.
12 August 2020
Insurance Post. Analysis: Returning the dead to rest – a pandemic repatriation problem. Dr Lucy Selman.
11 August 2020
Newstalk. Coronavirus spike in Ireland 'disturbing' but clusters can be dealth with. Professor Gabriel Scally.
11 August 2020
MSN News. Debunked: Facebook post claiming COVID-19 caused by bacteria aggravated by 5G technology is ‘curable’. Professor Adam Finn.
11 August 2020
BBC News at Ten [watch at 10:31 in], BBC Radio 4 PM programme, BBC Radio Bristol. Reopening schools and safety issues facing staff and students. Dr Ellen Brooks Pollock.
10 August 2020
BBC Points West [watch at 03:55], BBC Radio Bristol. Remote GP consultations during COVID-19. Dr Lucy Pocock.
10 August 2020
CNN Health. Adults may not be the only Covid 'long haulers.' Some kids still have symptoms, months after falling ill. Professor Athimalaipet Ramanan.
10 August 2020
LBC. Achieving herd immunity through Covid-19 vaccine needs a "huge global effort". Professor Gabriel Scally.
9 August 2020
Belfast Telegraph. Ireland's current coronavirus approach isn't fit for purpose - here's how we approach zero-covid. Professor Gabriel Scally.
9 August 2020
Mirror. Pubs warned they'll be shut down if they don't stick to rules as second wave fears grow. Professor Gabriel Scally.
8 August 2020
ITV news. Coronavirus news fatiguing you? Here's how to find a healthy solution and avoid the trap of avoidance strategies. Professor Bruce Hood.
7 August 2020
Breitbart. Coronavirus masks become compulsory part of uniform at English school. Dr Sarah Lewis.
7 August 2020
The Telegraph. 'Cummings effect' continues to rock trust in Government. Professor Richard Harris.
7 August 2020
BBC Wales online, BBC Radio Wales. Coronavirus: 'Re-think face masks in shops' says scientist. Professor Gabriel Scally.
7 August 2020
BBC Radio 4 Today programme. Issues faced by COVID-19 self-isolation. Professor Lucy Yardley.
7 August 2020
BBC Radio 4 PM programme. Assessment of COVID-19 cases data. Professor Oliver Johnson.
6 August 2020
Daily Mail. Children's Commissioner refuses to rule out the compulsory wearing of face masks in classrooms. Dr Sarah Lewis.
6 August 2020
Daily Mail. Ministers reject demands from unions for face masks to be worn in schools insisting they should NOT be treated the same as shops. Dr Sarah Lewis.
5 August 2020
The Guardian, Yahoo! News. Schools reopening in England risks sharp rise in Covid cases, says expert. Dr Sarah Lewis.
5 August 2020
BBC Radio 4. The dangers of group singing during COVID-19. Professor Jonathan Reid.
5 August 2020
BBC Points West. Employment rights around returning to work after the lockdown. Professor Tonia Novitz.
4 August 2020
The Irish Times. Ireland needs to move to ‘zero-Covid’ policy to avoid catastrophe, scientists say. Professor Gabriel Scally.
4 August 2020
BBC Two Newsnight [watch at 14:52 in]. Will schools be ready to open. Dr Ellen Brooks Pollock.
3 August 2020
Wired. Scotland is aiming to eliminate coronavirus. Why isn’t England? Professor Gabriel Scally.
3 August 2020
Daily Express, Oman Observer, Daily Mail. The UK is close to the 'tipping point' in the increase in new cases. Dr Daniel Lawson.
2 August 2020