EXCLUSIVE: Critics of the research, carried out by Imperial College London, called it insanity and warned the lab trials could, in theory, unleash a new viral threat.
EXCLUSIVE: More than a dozen hospitals, including those in East Suffolk, Essex and Gloucestershire now require visitors to wear face coverings when in their hospitals.
Experts today said hospitalisations will be nowhere near as bad as last winter, when rates fizzled out naturally across the UK without collapsing the NHS or society.
A prestigious UK journal has faced criticism over a potential over reliance on members of Independent SAGE a left-wing group of experts who have lobbied for lockdowns and mask mandates.