COVID-19 pandemic

Here's what the data – and doctors – say about preparation for the coronavirus spike this winter.
False positives, consistency and a government that seems to think no one can use the internet to look at things that happened in the recent past.
NHS Test and Trace launched in May with a pledge to “help identify, contain and control coronavirus, and reduce the spread".
Boris Johnson has announced a raft of new measures to tackle the sharp rise in coronavirus cases.
We spoke to journalists around the world and experts to find out.
Hesketh Benoit's devastating losses made him realise Covid was disproportionately affecting Black people. Now he wants the government to account for its slow response.
A spike in Bolton’s coronavirus cases is linked to a man who didn’t quarantine after returning from holiday and went on a pub crawl, says town’s council leader.
From the upward pattern in daily cases, to the UK's death toll, here's what the figures mean.
“It’s a bit like water seeping through a dam, it starts as a trickle and if you don’t do something about it it can turn into a real cascade.”
The government has issued an alert calling for action.