Coronavirus: Push for civil servants to return to office and tests ‘might detect dead virus’

Listed here are 5 belongings you want to know concerning the coronavirus outbreak on Saturday. We’ll have one other replace for you on Sunday morning.

1. Civil servants ‘should get again to workplaces shortly’

Whitehall bosses have been urged by the federal government to “transfer shortly” to get extra workers again into the office. However unions have described the federal government’s angle as outdated and say most civil servants ought to anticipate to maintain working from house till the top of the yr.

2. Tests ‘could possibly be choosing up dead virus’

The principle take a look at used to diagnose coronavirus is so delicate that it could possibly be choosing up fragments of dead virus from outdated infections, scientists have stated, which means there could possibly be an over-estimate of the present scale of the pandemic. Most individuals are infectious solely for a couple of week, however might take a look at optimistic weeks afterwards. What tests can be found?

3. Russian vaccine reveals indicators of immune response

Russian scientists have stated that early tests from their coronavirus vaccine – named Sputnik-V – have proven indicators of members creating an immune response. Their first report, revealed by medical journal The Lancet, stated each participant developed antibodies to battle the virus and had no critical side-effects. However consultants have warned that the trials have been too small to show effectiveness and security.

4. Colleges ‘no larger threat than house’ for pupils and workers

Kids and workers are at no larger threat of contracting coronavirus when attending main faculty than staying at house, a examine of 131 colleges suggests. Nevertheless, the examine of 12,000 adults and youngsters in England was carried out in June and early July, when there have been only a few instances round. In the meantime, what classes can the remainder of UK be taught from Scotland’s faculty return?

5. Portugal quarantine guidelines come into power

Travellers arriving in Scotland from Portugal could have to self-isolate for 14 days beneath new guidelines that got here into power from 04:00 BST on Saturday. Scotland and Wales have added the nation to their “quarantine record”, whereas England and Northern Eire haven’t. Which nations are actually on the quarantine record?

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