John Burn-Murdoch | Financial Times

Thursday, 25 February, 2021

UK politics & policy

Scotland reaps dividend of Covid response that diverged from England

Imposing a winter lockdown earlier and prioritising care home vaccinations have kept death rate lower

Wednesday, 24 February, 2021

Coronavirus: free to read

Coronavirus tracker: the latest figures as countries fight the Covid-19 resurgence

The FT analyses the scale of outbreaks and tracks the vaccine rollouts around the world

Sunday, 21 February, 2021

Coronavirus pandemic

Covid vaccines cut UK deaths but lockdown still key in reducing infections

Data suggest Boris Johnson will need to strike a balance when announcing a road map out of restrictions

Sunday, 21 February, 2021

Coronavirus pandemic

Deaths surge in Mexico as pandemic extracts a heavy toll

Covid-19 tsar says his conscience is clear despite one of the world’s highest excess death rates

Tuesday, 16 February, 2021

Coronavirus pandemic

UK anticipating dip in Covid vaccine supply in coming weeks

At current rates, all over-50s could be inoculated by end of March

Friday, 5 February, 2021

This week in Covid vaccines: A collection of the FT’s essential reading

Israel provides first signs of mass vaccination driving down virus cases

Data from country with fastest rollout offers clear indication that jabs are slowing pandemic

Monday, 25 January, 2021

ExplainerCoronavirus economic impact

Pandemic crisis: Global economic impact tracker

Alternative indicators give an early picture of how the global economy is faring in the face of headwinds from new restrictions as case counts climb

Friday, 22 January, 2021

Coronavirus pandemic

UK Covid lockdown starting to work, say scientists

Studies show infections and cases falling, with fastest decreases in areas longest under tight curbs

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Thursday, 21 January, 2021

News in-depthCoronavirus treatment

Vaccination sites out of reach for hundreds of thousands in England

Immunisation rollout risks exacerbating income, ethnic and geographic divides, FT analysis shows

Friday, 15 January, 2021

ExplainerCoronavirus pandemic13 min

'It's not a bad flu season' - Covid myths debunked with data

The FT's John Burn-Murdoch examines the coronavirus stats, and explains why the UK death rate is likely to rise further

Thursday, 7 January, 2021

National Health Service

London hospitals admitting 800 Covid patients every day

NHS presentation to senior doctors forecasts 2,000-bed shortfall in ‘best-case scenario’ by January 19

Sunday, 3 January, 2021

UK politics & policy

Covid surges as UK rolls out mass vaccination programme

No region is escaping the escalating crisis as a new infectious coronavirus variant spreads across country

Tuesday, 29 December, 2020

The Big Read

2020: charts from a year like no other

Data and graphics were the bedrock for a lot of coronavirus reporting, from transmission rates to the economic fallout

Wednesday, 23 December, 2020

News in-depthCoronavirus pandemic8 min

Coronavirus in 2021: what we do and don't know

Data-led predictions after a year of living with the pandemic

Tuesday, 22 December, 2020

UK politics & policy

Wider England tier 4 curbs ‘inevitable’ as new strain spreads

Pressure on PM to act intensifies after daily figures show record 36,804 infections

Tuesday, 22 December, 2020

Language and grammar

Year in a word: R number

Epidemiological jargon has surged exponentially (R>1) in usage this year

Thursday, 17 December, 2020

Coronavirus pandemic

Secondary schools to delay new term after rising Covid rates prompt mass testing

Headteachers are to set up rapid diagnostics programme for first week pupils return

Thursday, 17 December, 2020

Coronavirus pandemic

UK government expands strictest Covid restrictions in England

Parts of east and south-east will move into tier 3 from Saturday as virus cases rise

Wednesday, 16 December, 2020

Coronavirus pandemic

Coronavirus tracked: has the epidemic peaked near you?

Find any country or US state in the customisable version of the Covid-19 trajectory charts

Tuesday, 15 December, 2020

News in-depthCoronavirus pandemic

Jump in London Covid cases raises fears over Christmas gatherings

Case numbers surge in capital and South East but cause of new outbreak is not fully known

Sunday, 6 December, 2020

Coronavirus pandemic

US teachers resist reopening schools despite European lessons

Data show return to classroom has had little impact on spread of Covid-19

Thursday, 26 November, 2020

UK business & economy

London set to be spared toughest Covid curbs

Officials say UK capital expected to be in tier two after lobbying of Number 10

Wednesday, 18 November, 2020

Coronavirus economic impact

UK economy tracker: the tough outlook for jobs

Unemployment is expected to rise despite the government’s extension of the furlough scheme

Monday, 16 November, 2020

News in-depthUS presidential election 2020

Suburban turnout pushed Joe Biden to victory

In a contest defined by record ballots for both candidates, race has played an increasingly nuanced role

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