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Comparing countries, the risk to NHS staff, and birdsong

We compare Covid-19 rates around the world. When is the UK going to be past the worst?

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Ethnic minority deaths, climate change and lockdown

Are doctors from ethnic minority backgrounds disproportionately affected by Covid-19?

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Testing truth, fatality rates, obesity risk and trampolines.

Did the UK really carry out 100,000 coronavirus tests in one day?

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Vitamin D, explaining R and the 2 metre rule

Is Vitamin D an under-appreciated weapon in the fight against Covid-19?

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School re-opening, Germany鈥檚 Covid success and statistically savvy parrots

Will re-opening some schools put children or their teachers at risk?

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Obeying lockdown, flight arrivals, and is this wave of the epidemic waning?

Does the data show this wave of the epidemic is waning in the UK?

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False negatives, testing capacity and pheasants

How accurate are the swab tests used to diagnose Covid-19?

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Antibody tests, early lockdown advice and European deaths

Are more people are dying of Covid-19 in the UK than all the EU countries put together?

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Quarantine, Test and Trace and BODMAS

Is it true that Covid-19 mostly kills people who would die soon anyway?

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Child Poverty, School Inequality and a Second Wave

As lockdown eases, why hasn't there been a spike in infections?

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Why Did the UK Have Such a Bad Covid-19 Epidemic?

Bad decision-making, bad advice, or bad luck?

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Hawaiian Pizza, Obesity and a Second Wave?

Covid-19 cases are rising in the UK, is it a sign of a second wave of the virus?

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A-level algorithms, poker and buses

We unpick the A-level algoshambles and discover what poker teaches us about statistics.

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Covid plasma therapy

Claims about a Covid-19 treatment, breast cancer screening, and 18th century sex workers.

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Schools and coronavirus, test and trace, maths and reality

Evidence on Covid-19 risks in schools, data on contact tracing, and a philosophical query.

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Covid cases rising, a guide to life鈥檚 risks, and racing jelly-fish

How worrying is the UK鈥檚 jump in cases? Plus balancing risks and the speed of jelly-fish.

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Covid testing capacity, refugee numbers, and mascara

Confusing claims on lab capacity, the UK鈥檚 record on asylum, and the volume of eyelashes.

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Covid curve queried, false positives, and the Queen鈥檚 head

How fast are coronavirus cases doubling? Plus testing confusion and a royal face-off.

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'Record' Covid cases, Trump on the death count, and ant pheromones

Case counts in perspective, a suspect stat from the US, and life lessons from insects.

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Spreadsheet snafu, 鈥楲ong Covid鈥� quantified, and the birth of probability

Missing coronavirus case data, long-term symptoms, and a big mathematical moment.

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How effective is one dose of the vaccine?

Is the first dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine 52% or 90% effective?

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Will the vaccine bring back normal life? GDP and Fishing

If we vaccinate the top four priority groups by February, how much will things change?

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Deaths at Home, Supermarket Infections and the Cobra Effect

Where are people catching Covid-19?

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Teachers, Test & Trace and Butterflies

Are teachers more at risk from Covid-19?

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Brexit exports, cladding and are 1 in 5 disabled?

Are exports to the EU down since Brexit? Plus removing flammable building cladding.

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Comparing death counts, Lock Down drinking and Long Covid

Is the UK鈥檚 Covid-19 death count among the worst in the world?

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Wales jab success, Eurovision and living with your parents

How to vaccinate a country quickly, plus the UK鈥檚 singing contest woes.

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Bolton vaccines, Yorkshire versus Scotland and the average gamer

Were tens of thousands of people getting their jab in Bolton every single day?

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Third wave fears, smart motorways and bra sizes

Should we worry about Covid-19 cases rising? Plus are smart motorways safe?

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Covid deaths, outdoor swimming and care homes

The global death toll has reached a grim milestone. Plus the UK鈥檚 low ranking waters.

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