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Delays to social care reforms undermined COVID-19 response, most over-45s say

Years of dithering over social care reforms by the UK government made it harder to deal with the COVID-19 crisis, according to the majority of over-45s polled by Just Group.
30th June 2020
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CMI confirms 63,000 excess deaths

There have been 63,000 more deaths in the UK since the start of the coronavirus pandemic than there were during the same period last year, the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) has confirmed.
17th June 2020
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Coronavirus breakthrough as dexamethasone cuts deaths by third

The risk of death among COVID-19 patients on ventilators has been cut by a third using the widely-available steroid dexamethasone in a trial led by scientists from the University of Oxford.
16th June 2020
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COVID-19 could trigger 'sharp rise' in antimicrobial resistance

The coronavirus pandemic could lead to a “sharp rise” in antimicrobial resistance due to the widespread use of antibiotics as treatments, microbiologists from Queen's University Belfast have warned.
10th June 2020
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Sustained drop in excess deaths recorded

There has now been a sustained decline in the number of excess deaths recorded in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic, analysis by the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) has found.
10th June 2020
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Weekly excess death toll falls to lowest point since March

England and Wales have recorded fewer weekly excess deaths than at any point since late March, analysis by the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) has found.
2nd June 2020
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COVID-19 disrupting vital healthcare services globally, WHO warns

COVID-19 has disrupted vital healthcare services in more than half of countries recently surveyed by the World Health Organization (WHO), and low-income nations are among the worst hit.
2nd June 2020
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UK's excess death toll rises to around 64,000

The UK has suffered around 64,000 more deaths since the start of the coronavirus pandemic than it did during the same period last year, analysis by the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) suggests.
27th May 2020
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Fall in excess UK deaths exaggerated by VE Day, CMI warns

The timing of Victory in Europe (VE) Day masked the true number of coronavirus deaths in the UK over week 19 of this year, the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) has warned.
20th May 2020
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A fine scale

Elena Kulinskaya, Ilyas Bakbergenuly and Lisanne Gitsels revisit longevity modelling
7th May 2020
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