Category: Variants
UK: nearly 100 covid deaths, 750 hospitalizations, outbreak looking as bad as January 2021
The coronavirus outbreak in the UK is worsening with deaths almost doubling to 100 a day and hospitalizations increasing to 750 a day on 20th July 2021. More...
Israel: 90% of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the over-fifties are fully vaccinated
The Covid vaccine may be losing its efficacy in older people, researchers in Israel have warned. More...
USA: State Department and CDC advise against travel to the UK due to high Covid-19 levels
The US State Department and the CDC have both warned against travel to the UK because of high Covid-19 levels. More...
Israel: Previous Covid-19 infection may offer more protection than vaccination
People who have recovered from Covid-19 are around 9% of Israel’s population, but they’re less than 1% of current cases. More...
UK: 60% of UK Covid-19 hospital cases are double vaccinated
Sir Patrick Vallance has said in the latest 10 Downing Street press conference that 60% of people hospitalized with Covid-19 have had two vaccine jabs. More...
UCL modelling shows vaccine efficacy against Covid-19 infection at just 1.5%
Current estimates of the vaccination efficacy are: preventing infection: 1.5%, preventing transmission when infected: 85.5%, preventing serious illness when symptomatic: 60.7%, preventing fatality when seriously ill: 93.6%. More...
UK: Despite vaccinations, one in six council areas in England now recording highest Covid numbers since last summer
The list of councils includes almost all local authority areas in north-east England, close to a half in south-west England and nearly a third in Yorkshire and the Humber.
Israel: fully vaccinated tourists banned from entering the country
Vaccinated tourists will not be allowed to enter Israel on August 1, as previously decided, Health Ministry’s Director General Prof.
Bangladesh: new study shows 80% percent of children infected by Delta are under 10 years of age
The Chittagong study included children from newborns to 18-year-olds infected with coronavirus. More...
Financial Times: Monday is surrender day, not freedom day, in England
“Mass infection risks swamping hospitals, decimating workforces, sickening the young and weak, and creating vaccine-resistant variants — all of which could lead to further lockdowns and, ultimately, less freedom. More...