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Where are people catching Covid-19? And what can venomous snakes tell us about the government's plan to increase the number of people self-isolating?
Since the start of the pandemic there have been many warnings that people might die not just from the coronavirus itself, but also if they didn鈥檛 seek medical help out of fear that hospitals might be dangerous. Is there any evidence that this has happened? David Spiegelhalter is on the case.
The UK is in lockdown, but tens of thousands of people a day are still testing positive for Coronavirus. Where are they catching it? Grim data on drug deaths in Scotland has been called into question on social media. We ferret out the truth. Plus, what can venomous snakes tell us about the government's plan to increase the number of people self-isolating?
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