It’s been quite a year, hasn’t it? When coronavirus first hit the United States in March, the idea of living in quarantine lockdown – as people in China, Italy, and other countries were doing at the time — seemed absurd, like an episode of Black Mirror. And yet, here we are. With work transforming from just another […]
Global health authorities said Thursday European countries should be able to ride out a surge in coronavirus cases without reimposing full lockdowns, as the World Bank warned the crisis could push 100 million people into extreme poverty. Worrying spikes in cases reported Thursday in France, Italy, Spain and Germany showed the pandemic was rebounding across […]
Italy has recorded its highest number of coronavirus infections since May 23, with 845 new cases reported over the last day, health ministry officials said Thursday. The new high comes after the health ministry on Wednesday counted 642 new cases, confirming an upward curve. Six people also died over the last 24 hours, bringing the […]
Average daily cases of coronavirus in Africa fell last week, a “hopeful sign” for the continent’s fight against the disease, the head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said Thursday. The continent-wide daily average was 10,300 last week, down from 11,000 the week before, Dr. John Nkengasong said at a […]
The peak of the coronavirus pandemic coincided with a significant rise in Type 1 Diabetes cases among children, the NHS has found. Dr Karen Logan from Imperial NHS said several trusts reported an increase in Type 1 Diabetes diagnoses among children who had either shown symptoms of COVID-19 or had been in contact with someone carrying the […]
With the race on to find a coronavirus vaccine, the biotech sector—from an investor’s point of view—appears to be the new gold rush, promising often giddy returns, but analysts warn that the exuberance could be exaggerated. According to the World Health Organization, some 168 potential vaccines are currently in development, with countless billions of dollars […]
Greece’s health minister on Tuesday said he expects a first batch of COVID-19 vaccines in December under an EU deal for some three million doses overall. “If all goes well, Greece will receive its agreed share in seven deliveries…we will start with 700,000 doses in December,” Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias told SKAI TV. The deliveries […]
An increasingly common mutation of the novel coronavirus found in Europe, North America and parts of Asia may be more infectious but appears less deadly, according to a prominent infectious diseases doctor. Paul Tambyah, senior consultant at the National University of Singapore and president-elect of the International Society of Infectious Diseases, said evidence suggests the […]
Health officials in Illinois are warning of potential exposure to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) at a prom-like indoor gathering. On Thursday, the Wabash County Health Department issued a public notice on Facebook, telling local community members that confirmed cases of the coronavirus have been linked to a "mini-prom" event held on Aug. 4. "If you […]
COVID-19 – the disease that has spawned from SARS-CoV-2, a new strain of coronavirus – has highlighted the world’s complacency about pandemics. SARS coronavirus, its predecessor that broke out in 2003, was largely confined to Southeast Asia, so the threat seemed negligible. COVID-19, however, has proven that coronaviruses do not discriminate by territory or populations. […]
