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More hope that Britain’s Covid outbreak is on the way out: Symptom-tracking app says cases dropped 23% last week with 54,000 new infections each day By Luke Andrews For Mailonline Published: 11:22 GMT, 15 January 2021 | Updated: 11:29 GMT, 15 January 2021 An app monitoring the spread of coronavirus in the UK says cases … Read more
Workers in China’s new coronavirus ground zero are rushing to build a huge quarantine centre containing 3,000 isolation units to tackle a surge of COVID-19 infections. More than 600 workers and over 100 machines are working 24 hours non-stop in sub-zero temperatures, aiming to complete the majority of the isolation camp within three days, authorities have … Read more
Initial studies of data from Israel’s vaccination drive suggest that the first dose of the Pfizer jab curbs coronavirus infections by up to 50 percent after 14 days. The news offers a ray of hope to the rest of the world as initial studies point to the vaccine not only stopping symptoms, but cutting the … Read more
Coronavirus cases in Britain could be starting to level off because of the national lockdown, official data suggests as warnings grow that rules may have to get tougher. The Department of Health today announced another 46,169 positive coronavirus tests, the lowest figure since December 28. The average number of cases, counted by the date on which … Read more
New fears for postponed Tokyo Olympic Games as Japan’s capital reports a daily record of 1,337 new Covid-19 infections A spike in coronavirus cases in Tokyo has raised fresh fears about the Olympics Japan’s capital reported a daily record of 1,337 new infections on Thursday Japan has banned all non-resident foreigners from entering until January … Read more
Sweden to bring in new powers to close businesses and pubic transport and issue fines for social distancing breaches to curb second wave of Covid infections Sweden’s temporary pandemic law should be in place from January, officials say Will allow Government to shut shopping malls or public transport if necessary Lockdown-free Sweden controversially relied on mostly … Read more
British scientists are engineering superbug-beating medications to fight off killer infections including MRSA Scientists to fight superbugs with medications that mimic human body methods Superbugs have evolved to build up an immunity to many current antibiotics UN predicts superbugs could cause 10 million deaths a year worldwide by 2050 By Stephen Adams Medical Editor For … Read more
By David Churchill What has happened to the coronavirus to trigger such concern? A new strain of Covid has developed which is said to spread far faster. A ‘strain’ is a new version of a virus which has genetic mutations. The new strain is a version of Sars-Cov-2, the coronavirus which causes the disease Covid-19. … Read more
By David Churchill What has happened to the coronavirus to trigger such concern? A new strain of Covid has developed which is said to spread far faster. A ‘strain’ is a new version of a virus which has genetic mutations. The new strain is a version of Sars-Cov-2, the coronavirus which causes the disease Covid-19. … Read more
Rapid coronavirus tests that Britain spent more than £600million on could pick up as few as three per cent of people infected with the virus, a study has suggested. A trial of the Innova Tried & Tested lateral flow test on students at the University of Birmingham ‘raises some serious questions about the value of … Read more