The 10 million milestone also leads the Daily Express.Like several of the papers, it also reports Professor Chris Whitty’s words that the country now appears over the current peak of the pandemic.
The country was “united in applause” as it paid tribute to Captain Sir Tom Moore on Wednesday night, the Daily Mirror says.It pictures a nurse clapping in its picture – the 100-year-old’s extraordinary final year saw him raise £33m for the NHS during the first COVID wave.
The Guardian says a study’s shown coughing generated at least 10 times more “aerosol” particles than speaking or breathing – meaning NHS staff could be at far greater risk of catching COVID from patients than previously thought.
The prime minister is backing calls for a statue to Captain Sir Tom Moore, the inspirational NHS fundraiser who died this week aged 100, the Daily Mail says.People around the country joined for a nationwide clap for the Second World War veteran on Wednesday evening.
The i says the UK passing 10 million people with their first shot of the COVID vaccine means 15% of the population has been reached within 57 days.It adds that new vaccines will be “ready by autumn” to target mutations of the virus.
The Guardian says a study’s shown coughing generated at least 10 times more “aerosol” particles than speaking or breathing – meaning NHS staff could be at far greater risk of catching COVID from patients than previously thought.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak believes scientific advisers are “moving the goalposts” over requirements for ending lockdown, reports The Daily Telegraph.
Metro leads with Professor Chris Whitty’s belief that the UK appears to have passed the peak of the second COVID wave.
The ex-head of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi, has accepted a request to form a national unity government in Italy, the Financial Times reports.
