Category: Coronavirus
Coronavirus News
UK secondary schools are second only to supermarkets as a setting where people are catching coronavirus
Which school year groups are seeing most COVID cases in secondary schools? More...
Supermarkets most common places visited before positive coronavirus test in UK
Supermarkets are the most common places that people have visited in the days leading up to a positive coronavirus test reported to the Test and Trace app in England, new data suggests. More...
US COVID-19 hospitalizations rise by nearly 50% in 2 weeks
The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in the United States has jumped nearly 50% in the last 14 days, straining the nation’s healthcare system and forcing states to impose new restrictions to curb the alarming spread of the coronavirus. More...
Letting Covid-19 circulate in hope of herd immunity ‘could make it more lethal’
A deeply entrenched idea, that newly emerged agents of disease inevitably evolve to become more benign over time, is scientifically unfounded, according to new research. More...
New York City NYC public schools halt in-person classes as COVID-19 crisis deepens
New York City’s school district, the largest in the United States, will halt in-person learning starting on Thursday, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced, the latest major restriction as the nation’s COVID-19 infections soar. More...
Coronavirus immunity could last for years
Researchers find immunity remains for minimum of eight months, fuelling hope vaccines could protect population for years
Immunity to coronavirus lasts at least eight months and may even last for years, new research suggests. More...
Seven countries report mink SARS-CoV-2 mutations in humans
Seven countries are now reporting mink-related Sars-CoV-2 mutations in humans, according to new scientific analysis. More...
National coronavirus lockdown in Sweden from 13th December
The national restrictions in Sweden will, in the first instance, apply to the Christmas and New Year holidays. More...
13,000 workers in coronavirus quarantine at Top Glove, Malaysia
The Malaysian government tightened COVID-19 movement curbs in an area in Klang where Top Glove worker dormitories are located, to enable targeted coronavirus screenings on workers and residents as infections rise, the security ministry said on Monday (Nov 16). More...
Mutant coronavirus discovered in Siberia, Russia
A mutated version of the coronavirus strain that causes Covid-19 has been discovered in Siberia, the head of Russia’s consumer safety watchdog said Tuesday. More...