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11.23am BST
One source of information on coronavirus taken seriously by scientists is the data from the Covid symptom app launched by a team from King’s College London. More than 4m people have downloaded the app, and in an interview on the Today programme this morning Prof Tim Spector, professor of genetic epidemiology at King’s College, said that his findings suggested that, if people did not have severe headaches or fatigue, they probably did not have coronavirus. He said:
What we are learning from all these data points [is that] nearly everybody, 80% of people, in all the age groups in the first week reported quite severe headaches and tiredness, fatigue.
What we are seeing is, if people are particularly worried about colds and Covid, if they don’t have this combination of symptoms, quite severely, it’s highly unlikely that their symptoms are actually related [to coronavirus].
We’ve also shown some negative signs in our app. So if you do have a runny nose, or congestion, or sneezing, that’s really a sign you absolutely do not have Covid.
11.03am BST
Sir Keir Starmer, the Labour leader, has accused the Scottish and UK governments of failing to collaborate effectively on the coronavirus and fighting endless constitutional wars over Brexit and independence, in an op ed for the Scotsman.
Starmer is visiting Scotland for the first time as leader today with the Scottish party in crisis: five days ago the Scottish party leader, Richard Leonard, very narrowly survived a no confidence motion after a rebellion by centrist Labour MSPs and peers over his leadership.
Rather than acknowledging the deep problems with their response to the virus, like the current testing fiasco or the crisis in our care homes, they are dodging blame and attacking each other.
Labour in government created devolution so that decisions could be made closer to people. But, for that, we need governments to work in partnership. [So] I say to both governments: get a grip, focus on the job in hand and work together to defeat this virus. I continue to believe that a four-nations approach is the best response to the health and economic crises we face. Continue reading...