Category: Health
Highest 1-week spike yet of Covid-19 cases in US children
Soaring case counts around the country are impacting children at “unprecedented levels,” according to new numbers released Monday by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association, which are tracking data reported by state health departments. More...
Interleukin-6 levels are not highly elevated in Covid patients compared to levels in other critically ill patients
Rigorous studies are failing to find that anti Interleukin-6 drugs are effective against COVID-19. More...
Iceland to screen 15,000 mink farms for SARS-CoV-2
In light of the contagion of a mutated variant of the coronavirus from mink to people in Denmark, the (Iceland) Food Administration intends to start screening for coronavirus on the country’s mink farms. More...
Nasal spray prevents Covid Infection in ferrets
A nasal spray that blocks the absorption of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has completely protected ferrets it was tested on, according to a small study released on Thursday by an international team of scientists. More...
Italy: ‘With the current average, in a month Italy would reach a further 10,000 coronavirus deaths’
President of the National Federation of Medical Orders in Italy: “We need a total lockdown, across Italy”
Filippo Anelli, president of the Federation of Medical Orders of Italy: “Considering this week’s data as a typical trend and if we project them without foreseeing further increases, the situation in a month will be dramatic and therefore we must immediately resort to a total closure. More...
Over one in five infected with coronavirus still show symptoms after two months
A total of 812 participants in the Belgian survey were infected with the Coronavirus at least two months ago, and 22.4% of them still showed symptoms, such as generalised fatigue, being out of breath, joint pains and difficulty concentrating
https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/139846/coronavirus-belgium-over-one-in-five-infected-persons-still-show-symptoms-after-two-months-antwerp-university-study-covid-19/ More...
France sees almost 90,000 COVID cases recorded in single day
France’s prime minister has warned the second wave of coronarvirus has “brutally” and “violently” arrived in the country after 90,000 cases abd over 300 deaths were recorded in a single day. More...
England bans planes and ships from Denmark
England has banned ships, planes and freight from Denmark in response to fears about a new coronavirus mutation from mink bred at Danish farms transmitting to humans. More...
Cold storage tested in China after a coronavirus case from frozen pork imported from Germany
China’s northern port city of Tianjin said on Sunday it plans to carry out tests on some cold storage facilities and their staff after a confirmed coronavirus case involving a worker who had handled frozen pork imported from Germany. More...
92 coronavirus cases found at Nicosia, Cyprus slaughterhouse
A Nicosia slaughterhouse has recorded 92 coronavirus cases after 146 tests were carried out on staff, the health ministry said on Saturday. More...