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FactCheck: how close are we to a cure for coronavirus?
Some recent drug trials have produced disappointing results and there is still no approved treatment for Covid-19.
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‘We chose to think somehow UK would be affected differently’ – Prof Dame Anne Glover on UK government response to coronavirus
We’re joined by Professor Dame Anne Glover, currently professor at Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences
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FactCheck: can we trust the Covid-19 death toll?
Counting the number of people who have tragically died from Covid-19 is proving to be a complicated task. Here is FactCheck’s user’s guide to the statistics…
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Religious leaders adapt to coronavirus social distancing – but some refuse
The Archbishop of Canterbury will deliver his Easter sermon by video from his flat, as mainstream churches ask the faithful to log-on or tune in to hear the word.
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Latest COVID-19 research: blood plasma therapy, face masks and the UK’s critically ill patients
As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, scientists are rushing to carry out and publish research which will help us understand how the virus works, and how the disease it causes can be treated.
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FactCheck: are you immune if you’ve had coronavirus?
The science on Covid-19 immunity is far from settled.
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Coronavirus: everything you need to know about food shopping
All your questions answered – from online deliveries, to the risk of getting coronavirus from food packaging.
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FactCheck: How long can the coronavirus survive on surfaces and in the air?
The virus did not survive in any condition tested for longer than three days.
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FactCheck Q&A: the new coronavirus “blood tests”
Scientists and manufacturers are clear that antibody tests alone cannot provide a complete alternative to the viral tests we are using now.
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FactCheck: how reliable are the UK’s coronavirus tests?
How reliable are the results from the current coronavirus tests?
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‘There will be an increased number of cases over the next week or maybe two weeks’ – Sir Robert Lechler
Earlier we spoke to Sir Robert Lechler, President of the Academy of Medical Sciences.
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FactCheck: could we really have a coronavirus vaccine in six months?
Scientists at Oxford University say they will begin testing a candidate vaccine on people within weeks.
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FactCheck: chloroquine death shows why people should not self-medicate
A man died in the US after taking chloroquine days after US President Donald Trump heavily backed it as a possible coronavirus treatment.
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FactCheck: Scottish government shelves ‘confusing’ advice on social distancing
The advice caused confusion on social media, with users pointing out that it seemed to be at odds with other guidance from NHS Scotland.
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‘It’s clear population want more done’ – health psychologist Susan Michie on virus shutdowns
Earlier Cathy Newman spoke to Susan Michie, a health psychologist from University College London and member of the Behaviour Science Advisory Committee, and the behavioural scientist Magda Osman, from Queen Mary’s University.