Tag: covid
UK won’t achieve herd immunity with the current coronavirus vaccines
Britain won’t achieve herd immunity with the current coronavirus vaccines even if every single Briton is injected, a study claimed today. More...
27% of survivors of US COVID-19 hospitalisation readmitted or died by 60 days after discharge
Readmission and Death After Initial Hospital Discharge Among Patients With COVID-19
“There were 2179 index hospitalizations for COVID-19, of which 678 patients (31.1%) were treated in an ICU, 279 (12.8%) were mechanically ventilated, 307 (14.1%) received vasopressors, and 1775 (81.5%) survived to discharge. More...
Covid-19 leaves trail of devastation at South African TVET colleges
A total of 23 staff members from SA’s 50 Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges, and four from community education colleges, died of Covid-related complications between December 15 and January 11. More...
One-in-eight ‘recovered’ coronavirus patients ‘die within 140 days’, a third are readmitted within weeks
Almost a third of recovered Covid patients will end up back in hospital within five months and one in eight will die, alarming new figures have shown. More...
An open letter for proper coronavirus safety measures in schools
“Schools are a Covid19 pandemic driver; there is a consensus on that in literature. More...
Britain finally closes its borders to coronavirus – 1 year too late
“UK shuts travel corridors and requires negative Covid tests to enter
All foreign arrivals will also have to quarantine in toughening of measures in response to new strains
The UK is to close all access to the country for overseas travellers without proof of a recent negative coronavirus test and 10 days of quarantine, shutting all travel corridors, Boris Johnson has announced. More...
MHRA disallows mass lateral flow coronavirus tests in UK schools
“The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) told the [UK] government on Tuesday it had not authorised the daily use of 30-minute tests due to concerns that they give people false reassurance if they test negative.” More...
New Zealand ice cream tests positive for coronavirus in China
“Three samples of ice cream made from New Zealand-sourced milk powder and Ukrainian dried whey tested positive for COVID-19 in North China’s Tianjin, authorities announced Thursday. More...
Gorillas test positive for coronavirus at San Diego park
“Several gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park have tested positive for the coronavirus in what is believed to be the first known cases among such primates in the United States and possibly the world. More...
Long Covid Study: 6-month consequences of COVID-19 in patients discharged from hospital
The long-term health consequences of COVID-19 remain largely unclear. More...