Europe: News and Commentary
La Tribune: who will we be in the world after this?
French news. "For Côme Chabaille, in 2nd year of management at the University of Warwick, 'it is certainly a very hard period but very interesting from an intellectual point of view because many opportunities arise.'"
Libération: reopening the pubs in the UK
French news. "We don't know how well the tests work in terms of accuracy when people do it at home," Sian Taylor-Phillips, professor of health sciences at the University of Warwick, commented sceptically on Sky News, this Monday.
RND: Britain could achieve herd immunity
German news. "At the end of March, a study by the British University of Warwick came to the conclusion that herd immunity is no longer possible with the help of corona vaccinations. Instead, the researchers had warned of numerous new infections."
Frankfurter Rundschau: Great Britain on "one-way street to freedom"
German news site. Dr. Mike Tildesley, professor of infectious disease modeling at the University of Warwick, told Times Radio, "It's hard to be categorical about, but I think we need to remember that any form of relaxation does there will be more intermingling and that could lead to increased risks." He appeals, "It is really very important that people obey the rules."
Watson: This is how the British celebrate the end of the lockdown
Swiss news website. Experts urge people to remain cautious. Lawrence Young, a virologist and professor of molecular oncology at Warwick Medical School, urged caution: "So while we take the opportunity to enjoy the shopping and hospitality outdoors, we have to be careful - the virus is still out there and very contagious."
AFP Factual: are 60% of vaccinated people in hospital in the UK? Fact check.
"These figures of 60% and 70% of people hospitalized or deceased having received the two doses of vaccine come from the third wave modeling carried out by researchers at the University of Warwick, it is explained in the same summary..."
ZDF: Corona will not go away despite vaccination
German news broadcaster: "The University of Warwick has examined for Great Britain how the infection rate would develop there between January 2021 and January 2024 if the population were vaccinated step by step, with an average vaccination protection of 85 percent."
20 Minuten: Vaccinations alone cannot stop the coronavirus
Swiss news site: "According to the calculations made by Matt J. Keeling's team at the University of Warwick herd immunity against Sars-CoV-2 can hardly be achieved with vaccinations. Keeling and his colleagues believe that a complete containment of the virus and thus the end of the pandemic solely on the basis of vaccinations is unlikely." Also see Repubblica (Italian)
AS: Spain could run out of British tourists this summer
"I think international travel this summer, for the average vacationer, is unfortunately highly unlikely," said Dr Mike Tildesley expert, in mathematical models of infectious diseases from the University of Warwick to the BBC . Also see Leggilo (Italian) ; El Diario (Spanish)