Coronavirus: The Latest

It employs nearly one in ten UK workers, but it’s the industry set to suffer the most when England's new tier system comes into force. CEO of UKHospitality, Kate Nicholls tells Theodora Louloudis why limited evidence of infection in pubs and restaurants means the sector has been wrongly singled out, with ‘devastating’ consequences. Read more on Christmas rules: https://bit.ly/361oNwP |Read more on travel quarantine changes: https://bit.ly/371PVLG |'Dosing error in trials led to Oxford vaccine's 90 per cent efficacy by accident': https://bit.ly/39bzCOU |For 30 days' free access to The Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/audio |Email: [email protected] |See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After the US recorded its highest daily rise in new cases and hospitalisations, Deputy Editor of The Telegraph’s Global Health Security Team, Anne Gulland joins Theodora Louloudis to discuss the five mammoth challenges the President Elect will be seeking to overcome in his fight against Covid-19. Top of the list? Tackling misinformation.Track cases in your area: https://bit.ly/2Yohewr |Read more about the MS drug trial: https://bit.ly/3kB3nuM |For 30 days' free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/audio |Email: [email protected] |See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Liverpool becomes England’s first city to be offered mass coronavirus testing, The Telegraph’s Health Editor Laura Donnelly tells Theodora Louloudis why the trial could offer a glimpse into the UK’s future, and why its success hinges on public co-operation.Read more the UK's R-rate: https://bit.ly/35YCHyB |Read more about Paris' coronavirus infection rates: https://bit.ly/2HXCEe4 |Read Ambrose Evans-Pritchard' 'Boris has my full support on lockdown 2.0 - even though I think he’s wrong': https://bit.ly/34T24Tl |For 30 days' free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/audio |Email: [email protected] |See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Millions more Britons will soon be living under tighter coronavirus restrictions, but Sadiq Khan and Sir Keir Starmer are among the Labour MPs calling for even harsher measures. They want to see a two-week national ’circuit breaker’ lockdown, but would this diminish the problem, or simply delay it? The Telegraph’s Global Health Security Correspondent Sarah Newey tells Theodora Louloudis why the move isn't a silver bullet.Read Sarah's report from Manaus: www.bit.ly/3diYUe9 |Read more about Wales' crackdown on English visitors: https://bit.ly/3nT22lN |Read more about Germany's rise in cases: https://bit.ly/3nUEqNx |For 30 days' free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/audio |Email: [email protected] |See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After Donald Trump and his wife, Melania test positive for coronavirus, Oxford University Professor of US Politics, Adam Smith joins Theodora Louloudis to discuss how this will affect his campaign, and why - if everything goes really wrong - it could lead to a Democratic president before the votes are even counted.Read more about SNP MP Margaret Ferrier: https://bit.ly/3ilI4vT |Read more about England's new quarantine rules: https://bit.ly/3cTBWK5 |For 30 days' free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/audio |Email: [email protected] |See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cases are rising and restrictions are being reimposed, but will an increase in UK infections lead to a spike in deaths? As the WHO warns of a rise in coronavirus fatalities across Europe from October, The Telegraph's Theodora Louloudis and Global Health Security Correspondent, Sarah Newey discuss how this could play out in Britain, and whether younger sufferers and breakthroughs in treatments are enough to stop a deadly second wave. Read more about how face masks could be giving people Covid-19 immunity: https://bit.ly/2ZAqIVD |Read more about the Recovery trial: https://bit.ly/2E4A30s |Read more about public policing of the 'rule of six': https://bit.ly/2E4A30s |Read more about Sir Keir Starmer's isolation: https://bit.ly/3c8H8K5 |For 30 days' free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/audio |Email: [email protected] |See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over five months since the public was told to work from home where possible, the Prime Minister wants Britons back at their desks. As well as concern for the economy, mental health and productivity, ministers are warning that working from home will make people more ‘vulnerable’ to being let go. Theodora Louloudis is joined by employment law solicitor, Melanie Morton to discuss the rights of employers to fire those who wish to stay home, and the rights of employees to refuse on the grounds of health, childcare, or because they simply don’t fancy it. Read more the UK's current local lockdowns: https://bit.ly/3b75vqT |Read more about the latest numbers of confirmed cases and deaths: https://bit.ly/2G3SrqJ |For a half price subscription to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/audio |Email: [email protected] |See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The late-evening announcement that those arriving in the UK from France will soon have to quarantine for 14 days has left Britons scrambling to get home. The Telegraph’s Deputy Travel Editor, Ben Ross joins Theodora Louloudis to discuss which countries could soon be added to the UK Government’s ‘red list’, whether France is likely to impose reciprocal measures and why this is the ‘worst case scenario' for the travel industry.Read more about the latest easing of lockdown restrictions and England’s case numbers: https://bit.ly/3gYEIiH |Watch ‘Will holidays ever be the same?’: https://bit.ly/3fYBkCS |For 30 days' free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/audio |Email: [email protected] |See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As MPs are warned that up to half a million Britons are suffering coronavirus symptoms months after first falling ill, Theodora Louloudis hears from those experiencing 'long Covid' and speaks to Professor Tim Spector, a leading King's College London epidemiologist about why some suffer for much longer than others, and whether those experiencing long-term symptoms still have the disease.Read more about safety concerns over 50 million NHS masks: https://bit.ly/3ifB0l0 |Read more about rising cases in Germany and France: https://bit.ly/3fwWhVh |Read more about the new coronavirus rules for weddings: https://bit.ly/2DEPITC|For 30 days' free access to The Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/audioEmail: [email protected] Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Boris Johnson suggests the nation could see a Christmas free of social distancing, the Telegraph’s Deputy Political Editor, Anna Mikhailova joins Theodora Louloudis to discuss what the Prime Minister’s latest update means for those currently working from home, whether newly-unveiled testing targets will give the country greater freedoms and why giving councils the power to implement local lockdowns is one of the government’s most significant steps yet.Read more about the UK’s current lockdown rules: https://bit.ly/3fDD4lHRead more about the urgent review into coronavirus death figures: https://bit.ly/2ZBf3GkRead Rosa Silverman - "It's not just fear stopping us commuting. It's that we've found a better way": https://bit.ly/3eEn8yqFor 30 days' free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/audioEmail: [email protected] Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Beauty salons have been given the green light to reopen on Monday, but not all treatments will go ahead. Manicures, massages and leg waxes are back on the menu, but no treatments can be carried out above the neck - apart from beard trimming. It’s led to a “beards v brows” debate and allegations of sexism. The Telegraph’s Women’s Editor, Claire Cohen and Beauty Director, Sonia Haria join Theodora Louloudis to discuss the importance of the beauty industry and why they believe this is another symptom of a lockdown designed “by men, for men”.Read more about the new travel quarantine rules: https://bit.ly/2DxAQXbRead more about New York’s antibody results: https://bit.ly/3fizT2SRead Anne Gulland and Paul Nuki’s second wave analysis: https://bit.ly/2O9Nv4sFor 30 days' free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/audioEmail: [email protected] Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As President Bolsonaro becomes the latest Brazilian to test positive for the virus, Euan Marshall joins Theodora Louloudis from São Paulo to discuss why he's taking an unproven treatment for the virus, his aversion to lockdown restrictions and why the crisis hasn't dealt a crushing blow to his popularity.Read more about the Chancellor's green home improvement announcements: https://bit.ly/3f6wQL6Read more about Boris Johnson's care home comments: https://bit.ly/3guX4aeRead more about Melbourne's lockdown: https://bit.ly/3gtduA2For 30 days' free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/audioEmail: [email protected] Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While the rest of the country sees restrictions ease, Leicester goes into reverse. The Telegraph’s Global Health Security Editor, Paul Nuki and Chief Reporter, Robert Mendick join Theodora Louloudis to discuss the cause of the outbreak, what it tells us about how well the virus is under control and whether local lockdowns are the new normal.Read more about Boris Johnson's economic recovery plan: https://bit.ly/31vd4ozRead more about UK death levels: https://bit.ly/2YNsXVzRead more about the EU's list of 'safe countries': https://bit.ly/2YJvf8eFor 30 days' free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/audioEmail: [email protected] Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.