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Four in 10 extra deaths in Lombardy not linked to Covid-19
About 24,000 more people died in Lombardy than expected between January and April, and only 14,000 of these deaths were confirmed as being related to Covid-19, according to a new study led by Professor Gianluca Baio (UCL Statistical Science) and his colleagues.
Read: La Repubblica, More: RAI News, Il Giorno, Focus (magazine), Yahoo! News, UCL News
More women freezing eggs as Covid-19 puts dating on hold
Professor Joyce Harper (UCL EGA Institute for Women's Health) explains why many women are freezing their eggs, saying “When they've been asked, most of them want to have children now, they just haven't met Mr Right or haven't got a partner who is happy to have children.”
Over 65s exercising more than before lockdown
Using data from an activity-tracking smartphone app, Dr Abi Fisher (UCL Epidemiology & Health) found that people aged 65 and older are exercising more than they did before lockdown.
Read: Telegraph (£), More: Telegraph (£) (2), Times of India, Irish Times
Scotland needs more than Boris Johnson's pick n' mix sweeteners
As experts debate Boris Johnson’s proposals for projects in the UK, Professor John Tomaney (The Bartlett School of Planning, UCL) states that Freeports would be a bad idea, as the jobs they create are often “low quality, low paid, poorly protected and quite unstable.”
Local authorities must be part of the Covid-19 decision making
Professor Susan Michie (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) explains that the UK Government must include local authorities in their decision making “because the government must take the whole population with them if this is going to be a successful strategy.”
Listen: LBC Radio’s ‘Rachel Johnson Show’ (from 1 hour 1 min 5 secs)
Queen recognises UCL staff and alumni in birthday honours
Congratulations to members of UCL’s community who have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2020, including Professor Sophie Scott (UCL Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience) and Professor Sarah Walker (MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL).
Read: THE (£), More: Evening Standard, City A.M., i News, BBC News, UCL News
Newest housing least comfortable during lockdown
People living in housing built in the last 10 years were more likely to report feeling uncomfortable in their home during lockdown, while those in pre-1919 developments were most likely to be comfortable, according to Prof Matthew Carmona (The Bartlett School of Planning, UCL).
Listen: BBC Radio 4’s ‘You and Yours’ (from 11 mins 13 secs), UCL News
Lose weight to lower Covid-19 risk, experts say
Professor Mark Hamer (UCL Surgery & Interventional Science) explains how being clinically obese may increase a person’s risk of catching Covid-19, and says, “Socially distanced physical activity may be a good intervention.”
People not self-isolating due to necessity, experts say
Following a study which showed that only 10.9% of people who should be self-isolating actually have been, Dr Tim Colbourn (UCL Institute for Global Health) explains this behaviour is from “economic necessity, family necessity, and there's not any support in place to help them."
Is the three-tier system the right approach?
Professor Robert West (UCL Epidemiology & Health) comments how this system is a way for the UK Government to simplify its messaging for the population and asserts that experts must be clear about the rules to ensure public understanding.
Read: CNN, More: NBC News, CNN (2), Listen: BBC Radio Wales ‘Jason Mohammad Show’ (from 1 hour 30 mins 30 secs), More: Times Radio’s ‘Mariella Frostrup Show’ (from 7 mins 50 secs)
