Category: Coronavirus
Coronavirus News
Germany: As many Covid patients in ICU as a year ago, deaths are even higher
Despite vaccination, about as many Covid patients are currently being treated in the intensive care unit as a year ago. More...
Belgium: 71% of Flemish hospitalised Covid patients are fully vaccinated
33 patients were in a Flemish hospital with Covid between 16 and 22 October. More...
UK approves oral Covid drug Molnupiravir for use
UK Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid said “Today is a historic day for our country, as the UK is now the first country in the world to approve an antiviral that can be taken at home for COVID-19. More...
The dangers of new oral Covid drug Molnupiravir
“The FDA needs to tread very carefully with molnupiravir, the antiviral currently before them for approval. More...
USA: family unaware of Covid victim dissected at autopsy event in hotel
A man who died of COVID-19 was dissected in front of a paying audience in a Portland, Oregon hotel, and his widow had no idea. More...
USA: Up to 80 percent of deer sampled in Iowa are infected with Covid
Up to 80 percent of deer sampled from April 2020 through January 2021 in Iowa were infected, a new study indicated. More...
Ireland: highest Covid numbers since January 2021 despite 92.5% vaccination rate
Ireland has reported the highest 7 day Covid case rate since the peak of January 2021 wave. More...
Gibraltar: 68% vaccine breakthrough rate
In Gibraltar, despite a 133% vaccination rate, 326 infections per 100K people were reported in the last 7 days. More...
Russia: Putin asks army to build field hospitals for Covid patients
President Vladimir Putin said that Russia may need the army’s help to build field hospitals for Covid-19 patients as Russia battles a surge in infections that has led to a nationwide workplace shutdown. More...
China: Zero Covid is still less costly than living with it
China’s top respiratory diseases expert has defended the country’s zero-Covid strategy against scrutiny from some public health experts, saying it was still less costly than living with the disease and reintroducing restrictions each time outbreaks occurred. More...