Tag: Chris Whitty

• Monday, December 21st 2020 - 08:19 UTC

  UK variant of coronavirus is up to 70% more transmissible, but no sufficient evidence that it is more lethal

  

  Following are details of a new coronavirus variant that has been identified in the United Kingdom, given at a news conference by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Patrick Vallance, Britain's chief scientific adviser, and Chris Whitty, the chief medical adviser:

• Monday, August 24th 2020 - 08:13 UTC

  UK chief medical officers: “Children should return to school, missing is a bigger risk”

  

  The chief medical officers of the United Kingdom have said children should return to school after the summer holidays, warning that missing out on their education posed much bigger risks to them than catching COVID-19.