Tag: covid-19
Spain: Healthcare workers should sacrifice themselves for the public good
A Spanish judge has ruled “health workers had the obligation to sacrifice their right to life and integrity, even without masks, for the benefit of the life and integrity of the rest of the population.”… ...More...
China: Covid rule breakers humiliated in public walk of shame
Four Covid-19 rule-breakers in hazmat suits, carrying placards displaying their names and photos, were paraded in front of a large crowd in Jingxi city this week.… ...More...
Scotland: 78% of Covid deaths, 64% of hospitalizations and 50% of new cases are fully vaccinated
The Covid-19 situation in Scotland seems to have deteriorated alarmingly since we last checked.… ...More...
Is Covid-19 on a four monthly global wave cycle?
Sars-CoV-2 global attacks have come in regular four monthly waves in 2021.… ...More...
Iceland: 61% vaccine breakthrough rate – 4,810 infections of which 2,940 are fully vaccinated
An update on the Covid-19 vaccine breakthrough rate in Iceland, which was at 70% of infections in early August.… ...More...
Multi-organ damage in low-risk individuals with long Covid
Young, low risk patients with ongoing symptoms of Covid-19 had signs of damage to multiple organs four months after initially being infected, a preprint study has suggested.… ...More...
Japan: Delta sub-lineage AY.29 found in 88% of samples
In the present study, we report a new sub-lineage of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant called AY.29, which has C5239T and T5514C mutations.… ...More...
USA: Ferret in Florida tests positive for COVID-19
A Florida ferret has tested positive for COVID-19, officials with the U.S.… ...More...
CDC: Masks in schools help prevent Covid-19 outbreaks and spread
Covid-19 outbreaks are far more likely in schools that don’t require students and staff to wear masks, new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows.… ...More...
Israel: 56% of new Covid cases are in schoolchildren
“The majority of new Covid cases each day are among school-age children, most of whom are not vaccinated against COVID-19.… ...More...