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A runny nose, sore throat and headache should be added to Britain’s official list of coronavirus symptoms, GPs have urged. The NHS says the only three tell-tale signs of the illness are a fever, cough or loss of taste and smell. But the World Health Organization and officials in the US recognise other less common … Read more
World Health Organization investigators have praised the ‘excellent facilities’ at an animal disease centre in Wuhan as part of their probe into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. The 13-strong team of international experts arrived at the Hubei Animal Disease Control and Prevention Center on Tuesday amid a heavy security presence, with a barricade set up … Read more
World Health Organisation experts tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus toured a Wuhan propaganda exhibition celebrating China’s recovery from the pandemic today. The group also had a meeting at the hospital where the first confirmed Covid-19 cases were treated over a year ago. Details of the trip have been scant so far, … Read more
Britons are being targeted by scammers with fraudulent calls and text messages claiming that they must pay a fine for breaching lockdown rules, Ofcom warned. The racketeering messages purport to come from the UK Government, the NHS, people’s local GP surgeries and even the World Health Organisation (WHO). They aim to trick unsuspecting members of … Read more
A team of medics from the World Health Organization has embarked upon its first full day investigating the origins of Covid in China. The 13-strong team of international experts travelled to a hospital in Hubei province on Friday which was the first to treat Covid patients and interviewed Chinese researchers working on the virus. While … Read more
Will WHO back 12-week jab gap? Plan to leave 12 weeks between Covid-19 vaccine doses will be supported by World Health Organisation, expert predicts The WHO currently recommends a maximum of six weeks between doses The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) recommendation for a longer period was initially met with criticism Britain’s four … Read more
A team of doctors from the World Health Organisation today ended a 14-day Covid quarantine in the city of Wuhan and set off on a fact-finding mission to trace the origins of the virus. The 13-strong team, which arrived in Wuhan on January 14, received documents certifying they had completed their isolation period Thursday morning … Read more
A team of doctors from the World Health Organisation today ended a 14-day Covid quarantine in the city of Wuhan and set off on a fact-finding mission to trace to origins of the virus. The 13-strong team, which arrived in Wuhan on January 14, received documents certifying they had completed their isolation period Thursday morning … Read more
Pregnant women are much more likely to have poor outcomes from COVID-19 than similarly-aged people who are not pregnant, a new study suggests. Researchers found that expectant mothers infected with the virus were 3.5 times more likely to be hospitalized with complications. What’s more, mothers-to-be were nearly 14 times more likely to die than Americans … Read more
Beijing is using anal swabs to test its residents for coronavirus, a method that experts say is more accurate and raises the chances of detecting the virus. To collect test samples, the swab needs to be inserted about two to three centimetres (0.8 to 1.2 inches) into the rectum and rotated several times. After completing … Read more