Category: Europe
European Coronavirus News
Promiscuous coronavirus could infect rats, mice and ferrets and become a ‘revolving door virus’ which keeps mutating
Coronavirus is ‘promiscuous’ and could jump into rats, mice, voles and ferrets and mutate before re-infecting humans, a prominent government advisor has warned. More...
School reopening may have higher impact on coronavirus transmission than previously thought
The Welsh government’s technical advisory group (TAG) has said there is new evidence that schools being open is associated with higher rates of Covid infection in the general population. More...
UK records another 33,470 new coronavirus cases and 563 deaths.
Another 33,470 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours – the highest figure recorded since the pandemic began, according to government figures. More...
UK university students to be sent home after coronavirus lockdown on December 2nd
English university students are to be sent straight home after lockdown ends on December 2nd so they can spend Christmas with their families, official guidance will say. More...
UK coronavirus: 20,412 new cases, 532 deaths
The daily UK coronavirus figures for the UK are 20,412 infections and 532 deaths. More...
COVID-19 vaccine will be optional in Britain
People in Britain will be able to decide whether they want to have the coronavirus vaccine or not, health minister Matt Hancock said on Tuesday, adding that children will not need to be vaccinated. More...
Coronavirus mutation could hamper vaccine development
New strain first emerged in Scotland and has now spread to 12 other countries but is not making the disease more severe or transmissible
A team of scientists from institutions around the world, including the universities of Glasgow, Edinburgh and Liverpool, has conducted an indepth study of an emerging strain of the virus that has been shown in clinical trials to evade monoclonal antibodies – the first tailored treatment for Covid-19. More...
Italy: 25,271 new Covid cases, 356 deaths
In the last 24 hours 25,271 new cases of Covid have been identified in Italy, about 7 thousand fewer than yesterday but with 43 thousand fewer tests than on Saturday: 147,725 yesterday against 191,144.
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine found to be 90% effective
The coronavirus vaccine being developed by Pfizer and BioNTech has been found to be 90% effective in preventing people from getting the virus. More...
Mink coronavirus alert as UK hospitals ordered to keep suspected cases in isolation
Every hospital in the #UK has been ordered to isolate suspected “mink virus” patients amid increasing efforts to prevent a mutant strain of Covid from spreading to Britain. More...