Tag: covid-19
UK: Third Covid-19 wave is the worst yet
The peak of the second Alpha wave was the 9th January 2021. More...
UK: ONS estimates over 800,000 had Covid-19 this week
The latest ONS survey of UK Covid-19 infection has confirmed our suspicion that the Covid-19 epidemic has spiralled out of control in Britain, with more than 800,000 estimated to have been infected in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland last week. More...
Australia: Sydney is “on fire” with coronavirus
“Sydney is on fire with this virus and we need a ring of steel around Sydney.” More...
Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccine antibodies start to wane after six weeks
Blood tests on hundreds of British people revealed that protective antibodies can wane substantially within weeks of second vaccine shots being given. More...
UK: No wonder the app is pinging – around 1 million people currently have Covid-19 in Britain
The ZOE UK Covid-19 app is showing that nearly ¾ of a million people currently have symptomatic Covid-19. More...
Catalonia: 53% of recent Covid-19 deaths were fully vaccinated, 17% were partially vaccinated
Among the 75 deaths in recent weeks, 30.7% of the deaths were not vaccinated and 17% were partially vaccinated. More...
Greece: Health Ministry to suspend unvaccinated healthcare workers, cut pay
The Greek Health Ministry submitted an amendment to Parliament on Wednesday according to which healthcare professionals will remain on unpaid leave during which they will also lose their social security if they do not get vaccinated against Covid-19. More...
Israel: School capsules to return, “not to follow the dangerous path of Britain”
The Israeli Director General of the Ministry of Health, Prof. More...
France: Covid-19 cases increase 125% in one week, Delta at 80% – “We have entered a fourth wave”
“We have entered a fourth wave of the virus,” said government spokesman Gabriel Attal on leaving the Council of Ministers on Monday, July 19, explaining that “the dynamics of the epidemic are extremely strong, with a wave faster and a steeper slope than all the previous ones”. More...
Cyprus in trouble as nearly 1,000 Covid-19 cases recorded in one day
The Cypriot Health Ministry announced 995 new Coronavirus cases out of 67,331 PCR and rapid antigen tests on Tuesday, 20 July, taking confirmed infections to 93,247. More...