Devi Sridhar: Last News

An adviser to the Scottish Government on Covid has urged the public not to panic after the first case of monkeypox was confirmed in Scotland.

Nicola Sturgeon has been challenged to reveal the full extent of her use of a private SNP email address when speaking with government advisers during the coronavirus pandemic.

Boris Johnson ending Covid isolation rules is a "distraction" from the PM's lockdown party scandal, according to a Scots health expert.

Boris Johnson ending Covid isolation rules is a "distraction" from the PM's lockdown party scandal, said Professor Devi Sridhar who is a member of the Scottish Government Covid-19 Advisory Group.

Scottish Government advisers have raised the alarm over the "harm" caused by covid restrictions to the development of young children.

A top adviser to the Scottish Government has said the covid vaccine passport scheme should have been extended.

Coronavirus levels discovered in sewage across Scotland have increased by around 20 per cent in the last week, new official data has revealed.

A top adviser to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said seeing huge queues of people waiting to get into the COP26 conference in Glasgow is "really concerning" amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Today’s covid news is likely to be dominated by an expert’s claim that covid restrictions may have to be imposed in the aftermath of the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow.

Good Morning Britain’sSusanna Reid reached out to a guest speaker to apologise after producers made a major technical error on the show.Professor Devi Sridhar, who is the Chair of Global Public Health at Edinburgh University, was one of the many experts who appeared on the show and took part in the lengthy discussion about Covid-19.But the expert was the only one who appeared on screen without her medical title, and it wasn't lost on viewers that she also the only female on the panel.When she appeared on the show, her banner simply read Devi Sridhar while her male counterparts all had their Professor titles before their name.While watching the show, a wave of viewers shared their thoughts on the technical error which many put down to

Susanna Reid has publicly apologised to a Good Morning Britain guest after the breakfast show failed to show her professor title, despite broadcasting the male professors’ titles. Professor Devi Sridhar, the Chair of Global Public Health, Edinburgh, appeared on Good Morning Britain on Tuesday morning alongside Professor Angus Dalgleish, Professor Adam Finn, and data specialist John Burn-Murdoch to discuss the latest Covid headlines.

Good Morning Britain 's Susanna Reid has apologised on Twitter after fans of the show called out sexism towards a Scots guest.

Susanna Reid, 50, has apologised today after Good Morning Britain did not add the Professor title next to Professor Devi Sridhar’s name while she appeared on screen, but the programme did add the formal title to her male counterpart’s name Professor Angus Dalgleish.The TV presenter said she was “really sorry” that “inexplicably” Professor Devi’s title did not appear, but some viewers claimed it showed “subtle signs of misogyny” as they took to Twitter to air their anger.A Twitter user called Admit_medics shared a side by side comparison of how Professor Devi’s name appeared on Good Morning Britain this morning without a title and how Professor Angus’ name was displayed including his full title.They typed: “When are the media gonna stop

pandemic struck, tens of thousands of people have died and lives have been turned upside down. Key parts of the economy have taken a massive hit and loved ones have not been able to attend the funerals of relatives.

Professor Devi Sridhar pointed to the examples of Israel and the Netherlands where some rules were brought back after cases spiked. England dropped all legal requirements for social distancing on Monday, meaning nightclubs could reopen and members of the public no longer have to wear face masks in most settings.

Professor Devi Sridhar, who advises the Scottish Government, said masks make “sense” for people going to shops or using public transport. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is today expected to announce the remaining coronavirus restrictions will be lifted from July 19th.

Level 2. Changes are due to come into effect in a weeks time on June 7.

coronavirus advisor has claimed. Professor Devi Sridhar of the University of Edinburgh has urged policymakers to reopen the country cautiously amid concerns over the mutant strain of the virus, reports Glasgow Live.

levels system of lockdown in Scotland wasn't effective enough to stop the rise in cases.Professor Devi Sridhar said that the method of moving the nation out of full lockdown will be gradual and data-driven in a bid to prevent a third wave of the virus.The latest figures show that no new deaths were recorded in Scotland in the last 24-hour period.

The current crop of coronavirus vaccines are so effective they could help stamp out the disease to measles-like levels, an expert has claimed.

pupils in P1-3 comes with a warning that Scots have to stick to the rules and be patient while the mass vaccination programme continues to work its way round the country.Calls are growing on the Scottish and UK governments to set out a safe return to “normality” as evidence starts to build about the positive impact of the Covid-19 jags.Nicola Sturgeon and Boris Johnson are both preparing to set out their route maps to lifting harsh rules as coronavirus gets beaten back.Yesterday, a key adviser to Nicola Sturgeon said the phased approach - starting with primary school - is important to see how relaxing rules changes the spread of the virus.Professor Devi Sridhar said: “We’re learning from Denmark who are ahead of us by several weeks and also