Category Archives: coronavirus

Current UK hospital bed capacity

Posted on November 6, 2020 by henry tapper

  By Nicola Oliver COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group – Learn. Share. Educate. Influence.                                                        … Continue reading →

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At last – some positive numbers on UK infection rates

Posted on November 5, 2020 by henry tapper

  On day one of lockdown, it is good to bring you, via the Covid-19 Actuaries Response Group a generally positive set of numbers (unless you are reading this in Cornwall).   The latest update on England admissions and deaths … Continue reading →

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Don’t let this bastard virus get you down!

Posted on November 1, 2020 by henry tapper

Boris Johnson insisted on Saturday he had no choice but to impose a second national lockdown to save tens of thousands of lives in the second wave of coronavirus. From one minute past midnight on Thursday, the whole of England … Continue reading →

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The Monthly medical update from COVID-10.arg

Posted on October 31, 2020 by henry tapper

                                                COVID-ARG.COM Monthly medical update – Issue 4 30 October 2020 By Nicola Oliver and Dan Ryan … Continue reading →

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Hospital Admissions Statistics – A fair representation of the true position?

Posted on October 27, 2020 by henry tapper

    COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group – Learn. Share. Educate. Influence. Covid-arg.com Introduction The UK Government provides, as part of its coronavirus dashboard, daily information on hospital admissions where the patient has tested positive for COVID-19. We believe this measure … Continue reading →

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Plagues past (and current matters ) Covid-19 Friday report (26)

Posted on October 24, 2020 by henry tapper

                                        WWW.Covid-arg.com The Friday Report – Issue 26 By Matthew Fletcher, Nicola Oliver and John Roberts COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group – … Continue reading →

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Should you trust your COVID test? An actuarial look at the evidence

Posted on October 22, 2020 by henry tapper

COVID-19 testing – False Positives: Misleading Results or False Narratives?   COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group – Learn. Share. Educate. Influence. COVID-19 case numbers in the UK have been increasing significantly in recent weeks. There has been a lot of discussion … Continue reading →

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Super-spreading the pandemic

Posted on October 19, 2020 by henry tapper

  By James Sharpe for COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group – Learn. Share. Educate. Influence.                                                     … Continue reading →

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Latest COVID-19 hospital admissions and deaths data for England

Posted on October 16, 2020 by henry tapper

At a moment of heightened awareness and considerable confusion, it is useful to have the latest data on what is happening in England to hand. The COVID-19 actuaries have supplied this excellent thread for our better knowledge. Latest COVID-19 hospital … Continue reading →

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Global and UK Economic Recovery up to September 2020

Posted on October 13, 2020 by henry tapper

  Covid-19.arg Global and UK Economic Recovery up to September 2020 COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group – Learn. Share. Educate. Influence.   Summary There are clear signs of economic recovery in the UK following the lockdown between March and June, as … Continue reading →

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