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Coronavirus symptoms: Dermatologist explains possible rashes Covid deaths have topped 80,000 in the UK, and cases are continuing to rise across the country. You should stay at home and self-isolate if you develop any of these “uncommon” warning signs of coronavirus, an expert has warned. The UK is currently battling against a crippling third wave […]
A Chinese city deployed robots to take COVID-19 throat swabs on Wednesday, as the country ramps up mass testing to stamp out local coronavirus outbreaks. In the northern city of Shenyang, robotic arms, built to collect samples quickly while lowering the risk of cross-infection between people, were used as part of a campaign to suppress […]
Jeremy Vine: Dr Sarah says new Covid strain ‘game changer’ Covid cases continue to rise in the UK, and more than 80,000 people have died from the deadly virus. A sharp rise in cases was largely attributed to a new strain of coronavirus, which is more transmissible. The mutation was first spotted in the south-east […]
The absolute number of people infected with COVID-19 in India may never be known but much of the scientific community agrees the downward trajectory of the disease is real and can likely be attributed to ‘localised’ herd immunity and a younger population. As scientists attempt to understand India’s sliding COVID count, the country on Tuesday […]
Coronavirus: Previous sufferers can catch new strain says expert Covid-19 is “out of control” in the UK, according to health secretary Matt Hancock, as ministers plunged southern regions of the UK into Tier 4 Covid restrictions. The restrictions will help to reduce infection risks across the country as health workers vaccinate more and more people […]
An international team of researchers led by Dalhousie immunologists and critical care specialists in Spain has found key biomarkers in the plasma of COVID-19 patients, which will help predict the severity of illness and could lead to new treatments for the virus. The findings, published Tuesday in the journal Critical Care, involved 250 patients with […]
AstraZeneca will test a combination of its coronavirus vaccine and Russia’s Sputnik V shot in the hopes it will make the UK firm’s jab more effective Russia’s sovereign wealth fund announced the coming trial on Friday and AstraZeneca confirmed it will explore combining different vaccines Both shots use adenoviruses, but are formulated differently Russia’s studies found […]
A collaborative study led by the University of Otago has shown that COVID-19 containment and elimination efforts have become moralised. As a result, people are more likely to accept collateral damage from these efforts, such as social shaming, lost lives and illnesses, and police abuse of power. This moralisation was so strong that people reacted […]
Vaccine: Matt Hancock discusses ‘Covid vaccine passports’ Covid vaccines landed in the UK this week, with a 90-year-old woman becoming the first person to receive the jab. But there will be an unfortunate few that have to wait a little longer for the coronavirus vaccine. Covid is a deadly infection that’s killed more than 70,000 […]
They can move to front of the line for a COVID-19 vaccine if they want, but some US health care workers are skeptical about taking a vaccine that was developed in record time—even as the pandemic rages on. Some want more time, despite assurances from experts that they trust the vaccine vetting process carried out […]