Category: Health
EU warns not enough COVID vaccines for all in Europe until 2022
Only part of the European Union population can be inoculated against the new coronavirus before 2022, EU officials said in an internal meeting, as the vaccines the bloc is securing may not prove effective or may not be manufactured in sufficient doses
Coronavirus could age the brain by 10 years or cause IQ to fall
Coronavirus survivors may be at risk of lasting cognitive damage, according to a study that found that in the worst cases the infection can cause mental decline equivalent to an 8.5-point fall in IQ or the brain ageing ten years. More...
Big rise in Covid sick and dying in Birmingham hospitals as more older people infected
The number of patients admitted to hospitals in Birmingham with coronavirus has jumped up dramatically as more older, vulnerable people catch the virus. More...
Italy reports 21,994 new coronavirus infections and 221 deaths
Italy saw a leap of patients in intensive care for Covid-19. More...
France reported 26,771 new coronavirus cases and 257 deaths in the past 24 hours
French hospitals registered 1,307 new coronavirus patients on Monday in the highest one-day increase since April 2, which saw 1,607 new patients, as the health system comes under increasing stress from a runaway infection rate. More...
UK records 22,885 more coronavirus cases and further 367 deaths
The UK has recorded 22,885 more coronavirus cases and a further 367 deaths in the latest 24-hour period, official figures show. More...
Covid-19 is spreading across London with more than 13,000 cases in a week
Six of the ten boroughs with the highest coronavirus rates are now in west London, with the second wave having first hit the east of the city hardest. More...
More children in England missing school over Covid-19
The percentage of pupils in class across England’s state primary and secondary schools fell last week from 89% to 86%, government statistics show. More...
Covid antibodies ‘fall rapidly after infection’
Levels of protective coronavirus antibodies in people wane “quite rapidly” after coronavirus infection, say researchers. More...
Sweden reports record daily rise of 1,870 new COVID19 cases
Anders Tegnell, Sweden’s chief epidemiologist, said the increase in cases was starting to affect the healthcare system. More...