Boris John was taken to Intensive Care, battling Coronavirus. His treatment highlighting the mounting pressure being faced by the NHS. ibid.
People are worried not just about the tragic cost in lives but also about how they will cope financially. ibid.
Tonight: inside the supermarkets keeping Britain fed in the pandemic. A supply chain in trouble: milk down the drain, and the risk of fresh food rotting in the ground. Tonight: Supermarkets & Supply Chains
A cold shoulder for truckers keeping the nation fed. ibid.
The race for a cure: how Britain’s scientists are battling to defeat the deadly Coronavirus. The first human trials for a vaccine against Covid-19 are now underway. Tonight: The Race for a Cure: Making Britain Safe
Tonight: Coronavirus cons – the tricks to watch out for. The fraudsters conning universal credit. And how to protect yourself against scammers. Tonight: Scammers: Hunting the Lockdown Criminals
With millions of us in lockdown, we are using technology more than ever before … but this could mean we are increasingly at risk of bring targeted by scammers. ibid.
It’s the elderly and the vulnerable who are most at risk. ibid.
Getting back to work, but are there jobs to go to? The businesses hoping to bounce back. But is more help needed? And how to build high streets for the future. Tonight: Back in Business: The Road to Recovery
After the unprecedented double-hit of Coronavirus and lockdown, for our high streets and for local businesses things have arguably have never been more challenging. ibid.
Tonight: Coronavirus the second wave. As infections rocket, can the NHS cope? A nation divided as new restrictions are imposed. But is a new national lockdown on its way? Tonight: Britain’s Lockdowns: What’s Next? ITV 2020
Millions of us are living under different restrictions and there is fear, confusion and anger. ibid.
Covid-19: a million dead globally, more than 40,000 in the UK and all the signs of a serious second wave. ibid.
2020: The year that changed Britain. In the year of Covid-19 what were the big mistakes? What about the lives of expats in Wuhan where it call started? And what of the year ahead? Tonight: The Year that Changed Britain
Tonight: when will you get the vaccine? The race to beat the sharp rise in new infections. We go behind the scenes of the UK’s largest ever vaccine roll-out. And the army of vaccine volunteers making sure the most vulnerable get their jabs … Covid infections and death rates are now higher than last year. Tonight: Vaccine: When Will I Get It? ITV 2021
Tonight: voices from inside our locked-down care homes. The cost of being locked down for your own protection. And the fear and anger at still being unable to hug young ones … With over 80,000 killed by the pandemic in Britain, over a quarter died in our care homes. Tonight: Care Homes: The Long Year Alone
At its peak up to 500 residents were dying every day. ibid.
The country’s now in full lockdown. But can the instant testing of millions of people help solve this latest Covid crisis? The tests give instant results to try and fight out who’s carrying the virus and who is infecting others … But critics these instant tests are mission too many cases and giving infectious people a false sense of security. Tonight: Covid Testing: What’s the Truth?
Wuhan, central China: with a population of 11 million, it’s biggest than greater London. This is where the Coronavirus began last December. In January, as it started spreading across China, the government took an unprecedented step: to lockdown Wuhan. Our World: Wuhan: Life Under Lockdown, BBC 2020
This is the story of three cruise ships which set sail between January and March this year. They would each suffer devastating outbreaks of Coronavirus, together resulting in hundreds of infections and the deaths of dozens of people. All three ships were owned by Carnival, the world’s largest cruise company. Our World: Coronavirus Cruises
Coronavirus has wreaked havoc on Brazil. Over 1.6 million have been infected and more than 65,000 have died as people are suffering deep economic pain with the country’s millions of domestic maids especially hard hit. Our World: One Virus, Two Worlds
Silver-Tongued? Alex Jones peddled a fake Coronavirus cure that can turn people’s skin permanently blue: InfoWars has long sold alternative medicine products, claiming miraculous health benefits. And many others are trying to cash in on the public health crisis by selling colloidal silver products and other fake cures. The state of Missouri sued televangelist Jim Bakker for peddling SilverSol products as a Coronavirus medication, and the FDA sent warning last week to seven companies that were making similar claims. Quartz online news report 14th March 2020
The UK economy is closing down. The disease that threatens our families is destroying our livelihoods. We are with those trying to keep us going. The minimum wage heroes who are putting their lives on the line. And the people who have no idea who they are going to survive in Lockdown UK. Panorama: Lockdown UK, BBC 2020
How are the most-at-risk coping with the killer epidemic? The desperately ill who are no longer getting the help they need. And those not able to lock down and stay safe: where were the people offering support? Panorama: Coronavirus: The Most at Risk, Richard Bilton reporting
The last few weeks have seen record numbers of deaths and the biggest challenge for the NHS in its 70-year history. Panorama: On the NHS Frontline
Around one in ten people who test positive for Covid19 becomes severely unwell and they are admitted to intensive care. Recent research suggests only half those patients might survive. ibid.
Has the government failed to protect the NHS? Are their staff on the Covid wards frightened for their lives? We reveal the mistakes that have put workers in danger. And how the government downgraded protection standards as the virus swept the country. Panorama: Has the Government Failed the NHS?
For weeks the government has been dealing with criticism about stocks of Personal Protective Equipment or PPE. ibid.
It wasn’t just gowns left off the shopping list. ibid.
We all want to know when lockdown will be lifted. The government will tell us its plans later this week, so how will we stay safe? Panorama: Coronavirus: When Will We Be Safe?
It could be a year for a vaccine to be available. ibid.
Coronavirus has changed the way we live putting us under pressure like never before. Since the crisis started we’ve been following people whose lives have been turned upside down. Those fighting to save their livelihoods. The workers facing new dangers. And those at the sharpest end dealing with the human cost of the virus. Panorama: Lockdown: How Business is Coping
Thousands of refugees locked down in Europe’s camps … I have been investigating camp conditions … Seeing a doctor can be a daily struggle. Some of Europe’s most desperate at the height of the Coronavirus pandemic. Panorama: Coronavirus Crisis: Europe’s Migrant Camps
Greece is one of the first countries in Europe to close its popular spaces and restrict crowds. Ten days later the country is in full lockdown; so is the camps. ibid.
The great testing gamble: thousands of lives now depend on the government getting testing right. So why do our Covid investigators have nothing to do? And why haven’t millions of test results been shared with the NHS? Panorama: Has Covid Testing Gone Wrong, Richard Bilton reporting, BBC 2020
The data suggests our testing hasn’t been impressive, only detecting about one in four infections in the community. Most of this crisis of testing has been about numbers. ibid.
We couldn’t see the disease spreading: the government stopped all testing apart from patients already in hospitals. ibid.
These void tests are still counted in the government’s figures. ibid.
The impact of the pandemic on people with cancer has been enormous … I want to find out what the real cost of Covid19 can be for fellow patients with cancer. And how Britain may be lunging from one health crisis straight into another. Panorama: Britain’s Cancer Crisis, BBC 2020
Panorama investigates the UK’s plan to fight Coronavirus. We speak to scientists at the heart of the government’s response. The World Health Organization is calling for urgent action. We reveal the early warning that hundreds of thousands could die. How many lives could have been saved if the government had acted sooner? Panorama: Britain’s Coronavirus Gamble, BBC 2020
It took two years for the Spanish Flu to burn itself out. ibid.