Average daily US Covid cases fall to fewer than 40,000 for the first time since September 15 as average daily deaths fall to a low since July 6 Average new daily Covid cases fell to 38,826 on Monday, the lowest the figure has been since September Deaths have fallen to an historic low average of … Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) estimate of the risk of COVID-19 transmission outdoors is misleading, public health experts warn. When the federal health agency released new guidelines on masks for fully vaccinated people last month, director Dr Rochelle Walensky stated that ‘less than 10 percent’ of coronavirus spread was occurring outside. Epidemiologists … Read more
The number of diabetics has doubled to five million in just 15 years, shock figures revealed yesterday. Almost 4.1million Britons have been diagnosed with the condition, compared with just over two million back in 2004/05. A further 850,000 are thought to have the Type 2 form of the illness without knowing, according to Diabetes UK. … Read more
The number of diabetics has doubled to five million in just 15 years, shock figures revealed yesterday. Almost 4.1million Britons have been diagnosed with the condition, compared with just over two million back in 2004/05. A further 850,000 are thought to have the Type 2 form of the illness without knowing, according to Diabetes UK. … Read more
The U.S. is ‘turning the corner’ in its battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, White House Response Coordinator Jeff Zients told CNN on Sunday. Nationwide Covid metrics are hitting lows not see for the better part of a year, as the vaccination rate approaches a crucial tipping point of having half of adults vaccinated against COVID-19. … Read more
Real name: B.1.617 — now divided into B.1.617.1; B.1.617.2; B.1.617.3 When and where was it discovered? The variant was first reported by the Indian government in February 2021. But the first cases appear to date back to October 2020. Its presence in the UK was first announced by Public Health England on April 15. There have since been … Read more
Up to half of all coronavirus cases in London could be caused by the new Indian variant, according to Public Health England figures. It was last week designated a ‘variant of concern’ by PHE because scientists say it could spread as fast – or even faster – than the dominant Kent strain (B117). But there … Read more
Doctors in Nepal have warned they are facing a major crisis as the number of coronavirus cases has soared in a matter of weeks. Medics have said the country’s hospitals are running out of oxygen and beds which could lead to a scale of emergency seen in neighbouring India. Nepal recorded 8,287 new coronavirus cases … Read more
Britain’s daily coronavirus deaths fell by nearly 30 per cent today, as the number of people who have received a second dose soared past 17million. There were 2,047 positive tests across the country, the Department of Health announced, up 7.3 per cent on last Saturday’s number (1,907). Officials also recorded just five lab-confirmed deaths within 28 … Read more
Britain’s daily coronavirus deaths fell by nearly 30 per cent today, as the number of people who have received a second dose soared past 17million. There were 2,047 positive tests across the country, the Department of Health announced, up 7.3 per cent on last Saturday’s number (1,907). Officials also recorded just five lab-confirmed deaths within 28 … Read more