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Arizona, California and Rhode Island are seeing higher rates of COVID-19 infections per capita than any country in the world as the US grapples with skyrocketing cases, hospitalizations and deaths. Arizona leads the nation for new infections per capita with 827 per 100,000 people in the week ended Tuesday, followed by California with 671 per … Read more
Almost half of patients suffering from ‘long Covid’ may be left unable to fully return to work six months after their infection, a study suggests. Victims were most likely to still be plagued with fatigue, ‘brain fog’ or feeling unwell after attempting minor physical exercise. Long Covid strikes one in ten under-50s who are infected … Read more
Coronavirus outbreaks are spiralling fastest in former Tier One areas and the North of England, official data has revealed. Of the ten councils registering the biggest surges in Covid infections in the most recent fortnight, eight were in the North of England — including three in Cumbria and three in Liverpool. The remaining two were … Read more
Nearly half a million Wuhan residents may have been infected with coronavirus – almost 10 times the city’s official number of confirmed cases – a study by China’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests. The research aimed to estimate the scale of previous infections by testing blood serum samples from a number of … Read more
Paloma Faith has revealed she’s consumed with ‘guilt’ after being diagnosed with her fourth urinary tract infection during her pregnancy. The singer, 39, is expecting her second child next year following six rounds of IVF treatment. And taking to her Instgarm on Thursday, Paloma gave an update on her pregnancy where she told fans she’s … Read more
New Zealand pilot blamed for Taiwan’s first local virus infection since April is sacked and fined £8,000 for failing to ‘truthfully declare’ his contacts to officials The pilot who worked for Taiwan’s EVA Airways has been sacked by his airline The New Zealander did not wear a mask on duty and did not declare his … Read more
While Britain became the ‘sick man of Europe’ overnight as flights to the continent ground to a halt, its infection rate is still lower than some of the countries imposing travel bans. More than a dozen European countries have stopped flights from Britain because of the mutant virus strain that has forced Boris Johnson to … Read more
Last surviving golden eagle in Wales was shot TWICE before it died from fungal infection, post mortem reveals as BBC Springwatch presenter Iolo Williams slams ‘idiots’ who ‘shoot at anything’ The bird was found by walker at summer after surviving around 12 years in Wales Iolo Williams was heartbroken after it was found dead in … Read more
Parts of the Midlands and the North of England could see themselves released from Tier Three lockdown rules next week as their infection rates dropped by as much as 45 per cent in the first week of December. Cases fell by nearly half in Gateshead, for example, and by a third or more in Newcastle, … Read more
London’s Covid-19 infection rate is now higher than more than two dozen areas currently stuck under Tier Three restrictions, official data revealed today after Matt Hancock warned the capital is on the verge of being plunged into the toughest measures before Christmas. Department of Health statistics show the city recorded 169.2 cases of coronavirus per 100,000 … Read more