China’s Communist Party sparks outrage after it mocks rival India’s COVID-19 outbreak

A social media account operated by the Chinese Communist Party mocked the humanitarian catastrophe brought on by the surge in the number of COVID-19 cases gripping its neighbor and rival, India. The account, which is run by the official Chinese law enforcement agency, the Communist Party’s Central Political and Legal Affairs commission, posted the controversial … Read more

China’s Communist Party sparks outrage after it mocks rival India’s COVID-19 outbreak

A social media account operated by the Chinese Communist Party mocked the humanitarian catastrophe brought on by the surge in the number of COVID-19 cases gripping its neighbor and rival, India. The account, which is run by the official Chinese law enforcement agency, the Communist Party’s Central Political and Legal Affairs commission, posted the controversial … Read more

England’s Covid outbreak shrinks: Cases fall by 30% in a week with just one in 500 people infected

Almost one in 500 people in England are infected with coronavirus, official figures revealed today as the outbreak continues to shrink. The Office for National Statistics estimated 112,600 people had the virus at any time over the seven-day spell to April 10, a 30 per cent drop from the previous week and far below the … Read more

England’s Covid outbreak shrinks: Cases fall by 30% in a week with just one in 500 people infected

Almost one in 500 people in England are infected with coronavirus, official figures revealed today as the outbreak shrinks yet again. The Office for National Statistics estimated 112,600 people had the virus in the seven-day spell to April 10, a 30 per cent drop from the previous week. Pubs and restaurants had not reopened for … Read more

Coronavirus: Just half of carers vaccinated in London borough with South Africa variant outbreak

The South African Covid variant has caused an outbreak in a care home in a London borough where only half of staff have been vaccinated – the lowest rate in England. At least 13 staff and 10 residents in a home in Lambeth, in the south of the capital, tested positive for the mutated strain … Read more

Coronavirus: Just half of carers vaccinated in London borough with South Africa variant outbreak

The South African Covid variant has caused an outbreak in a care home in a London borough where only half of staff have been vaccinated – the lowest rate in England. At least 13 staff and 10 residents in a home in Lambeth, in the south of the capital, tested positive for the mutated strain … Read more

England’s Covid outbreak is STILL shrinking, official statistics reveal

England’s coronavirus outbreak is still fizzling out in the wake of a successful vaccination drive, a raft of official statistics revealed today. Public Health England data shows the proportion of tests coming back positive has now slumped to record lows, with fewer than one in 500 swabs picking up the disease in parts of the … Read more

England’s Covid outbreak is STILL shrinking, official statistics reveal

England’s coronavirus outbreak is still fizzling out in the wake of a successful vaccination drive, a raft of official statistics revealed today. Public Health England data shows the proportion of tests coming back positive has now slumped to record lows, with fewer than one in 500 swabs picking up the disease in parts of the … Read more

Covid Canada: Outbreak of Brazilian variant defies even strict quarantine hotels

An explosion of cases of the Brazilian coronavirus variant in Canada shows how even strict quarantine hotels cannot completely block troubling strains from crossing borders, experts warned today.  Scientists told MailOnline it was ‘inevitable’ when dealing with highly infectious new variants that they find a way to ‘leak’ out of the isolation scheme – which is … Read more

Covid-19 UK: UK’s Covid outbreak is now in a similar position as it was in JULY

Boris Johnson today faced fresh calls to speed up lockdown easing plans as even more data showed England’s coronavirus outbreak is still in retreat, with cases now at levels not seen since last summer. Experts tracking the spread of Covid claim the country is still in a similar position as it was in July, when … Read more