Europe: News and Commentary
France Culture: 'How culture and artists in the UK are reacting to the pandemic'
Podcast in French. Cécile Doustaly, researcher at CY Cergy Paris Université (a fellow EUTOPIA member), who has also researched at the University of Warwick, comments on how British artists and people in the UK culture sector are reacting in response to the pandemic and Brexit. She explains how Warwick is supporting Coventry City of Culture 2021, supporting artists and benefitting citizens. (December 2020)
RP Online: British researchers recommend a short lockdown
German news site reports that British researchers recommend a short lockdown as a precautionary break -- authors Matt J. Keeling from the University of Warwick and Graham F. Medley from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Mon Livret: scientists develop rapid 5 minute Covid-19 test
Dr Nicole Robb, previously a Royal Society Fellow at the University of Oxford and now at Warwick Medical School, said, "Our tests can reliably differentiate between different viruses in clinical samples, a development that offers important advantages in the next phase of the pandemic.” October 2020.
Also in WProst (Poland) ; SIC Noticias (Portugal) ; and others.
Eco Reporter: Corona is reducing emissions worldwide as never before
German news website reports that an international team at WMG (University of Warwick) is calling for the global economy to increasingly adopt circular economy strategies. These are the best way for the world to recover financially from COVID-19 and at the same time achieve CO2 emission targets. October 2020.
Also in French <em>Trust My Science</em>.
Yahoo FR: 'Covid-19 -- beware if you suffer from sleep apnea!'
Yahoo FR reports on a study from the University of Warwick: People Who Snore Are Three Times More At Risk of Death from Coronavirus. See also Web Consultas , Pourquoi Docteur? , L’Essentiel , ABC Zdrowie , and others. September 2020
El Confidencial: 'what is behind the promise of 20 second COVID tests?'
Lawrence Young, professor of molecular oncology at the University of Warwick, expressed skepticism about the "barrage of these rapid tests" in Spanish newspaper El Confidencial. “It's a bit like the Wild West. It is quite worrying," he clarified in a statement. September 2020