Hopes of getting a Covid-19 vaccine were boosted again today after an experimental Chinese jab was found to be safe and produce an immune response. Every volunteer given a double-dose of state-owned firm Sinopharm’s vaccine made antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes Covid-19. In theory, this would protect them from catching the virus again … Read more
Hopes of getting a Covid-19 vaccine were boosted again today after an experimental Chinese jab was found to be safe and produce an immune response. Every volunteer given a double-dose of state-owned firm Sinopharm’s vaccine made antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes Covid-19. In theory, this would protect them from catching the virus again … Read more
Christopher Cross is opening up contracting the COVID-19 virus, revealing it actually paralyzed him. The 69-year-old Grammy winning singer-songwriter opened up about his time with COVID-19 in a new interview on CBS Sunday Morning airing October 18. He told correspondent Serena Altschul that, while his time with the virus was brief, it represented the darkest time … Read more
Many governments around the world have introduced new digital surveillance and data collection tools to combat the coronavirus, but a new report says the technologies are an abuse of power. Freedom House, a human rights watchdog group, released an internet freedom report that shows a decline in free speech and privacy online across 80 countries … Read more
A Seattle man has been identified as the third person in the US to have been infected twice with the novel coronavirus. The unidentified man, who is in his 60s, first contracted COVID-19 in March at a nursing home in Washington state and became so ill that he had to be hospitalized for 40 days. … Read more
Matt Hancock has today urged people to take vitamin D to help boost their overall health amid mounting evidence it can protect against Covid-19. The Health Secretary claimed the Government would be ramping up public health messaging to encourage people supplement with vitamin D. The NHS recommends taking 10 micrograms of vitamin D — the … Read more
Extroverts are more likely to break lockdown rules, a study into how personality affects the likelihood that individuals will stay home during the pandemic has found. Researchers from Cambridge and the US analysed the behaviours and personalities of more than 101,000 people worldwide during the first wave of COVID-19. The researchers also found that people who … Read more
Donald Trump on Wednesday night said that his 14-year-old son Barron was recovering well from coronavirus, adding that he didn’t expect him to bounce back so quickly, and insisting that children should be back in school. Addressing a rally in Des Moines, Iowa, the president said the teenager had impressed him with his recovery. ‘Barron … Read more
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson, above, last month revealed the proposal to lockdown students for two weeks (file photo) Universities are facing a two-week lockdown before the end of term in December in a plan to save students’ Christmas. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson last month revealed the proposal to self-isolate students between 8 and 22 December. … Read more
‘There’s been ups and worrying downs’: Kate Garraway is comforted by Susanna Reid as she reveals husband Derek Draper is ‘pretty stable’ amid COVID-19 battle By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 08:40 BST, 15 October 2020 | Updated: 08:40 BST, 15 October 2020 Kate Garraway was comforted by her Good Morning Britain co-host Susanna Reid … Read more