COVID-19 Opinion

See the latest commentary, analysis and opinion on COVID-19 from our expert researchers across the Faculty of Medical Sciences.

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Hosted by UCL alumna and broadcaster, Vivienne Parry,聽this series reviews聽Covid-19 through different聽lenses聽with a range of UCL researchers and academics.

Your Covid-19 questions answered

Our UCL Towers Lab has collated a Q&A during the Covid-19 pandemic that explains聽the聽science of the virus聽and some聽of the terms used in the media. Download now (PDF).

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In the media: highlights

The UK must prepare for a potential second wave of coronavirus infections this winter that could be more serious than the first. A new report involves eight experts from UCL, including Prof. Dame Anne Johnson (UCL Infection & Immunity) (14 July 2020). , , , , , ,

The announcement of the UK biosecurity centre is 'worrying' as it falls outside the bodies that have traditionally been responsible for disease control, says Prof. Deenan Pillay (UCL Infection & Immunity) (13 May 2020).

Prof. Dame Anne Johnson (UCL Infection & Immunity) says Germany is testing more people and identifying milder cases than in the UK, and their fatality rate per case looks lower (27 April 2020).

Professor Hugh Montgomery (UCL Medicine) discusses how NHS staff are coping with patients in intensive care and pays tribute to nurses (17 April 2020).

UCL Medical School fast-track over 300 final-year students through graduation, making them available to the NHS as doctors. Prof. Deborah Gill, Dr Faye Gishen and Dr Sarah Bennett (UCL Medical School) share their insights (3 April 2020).

A breathing aid to help Covid patients has been adapted by professors from UCL Mechanical Engineering and UCL Medicine, working with UCLH and Mercedes-AMG HPP (30 March 2020). , , , , , ,

Prof. Hugh Montgomery (UCL Medicine) demonstrates how infectious thenewcoronavirus is, as people are urged to self-isolate (23 March 2020). , , ,

Prof. David Lomas (UCL School of Life & Medical Sciences) talks about UCL clinical academics going back to the front line as the Covid-19 crisis deepens (19 March 2020).

Clubs closing is sensible, says Dr Jennifer Rohn (UCL Medicine), as "clubbing involves crowded conditions on the dance floor, and participants inevitably get sweaty, which would help viruses linger on smears left on surfaces" (13 March 2020).

New government measures to help prevent the spread of coronavirus Covid-19 are welcome, says Prof. Deenan Pillay (UCL Infection & Immunity), but more needs to be done to ensure those who self-isolate are being tested, argues Dr Jennifer Rohn (UCL Medicine) (13 March 2020). ,

Dr Jennifer Rohn (UCL Medicine) speaks about how inconspicuous symptoms of the COVID-19 coronavirus help it to spread (3 March 2020). ;

Most Googled coronavirus questions answered

Dr Jennifer Rohn (UCL Medicine) answers questions on coronavirus that have been searched for on Google, in a Q&A session with ITV News (5 February 2020).

COVID-19 research across聽UCL

Two people in surgical mask in a lab at the Eastman Dental Institute

UCL experts from many disciplines are advancing knowledge about COVID-19 by advising leaders, providing commentary聽and researching new ways of tackling the virus.

UCL's聽COVID-19 research