With new guidance advising fully vaccinated Americans that they no long need to wear masks in most circumstances, indoor or outdoor, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) director is ‘cautiously optimistic that we are seeing this great, great end point in sight,’ she told the Today show on Friday. As vaccinations rise and … Read more
The U.S. is on track to hit the lowest Covid death rate since the pandemic took hold in America in March 2020. New COVID-19 deaths may fall as low as 1,500 in a week by early June, according to new predictions from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That would be the fewest … Read more
Throughout school, Charlie Dane had always looked forward to university, imagining it as the place he’d spend the best years of his life, meet new friends and spread his wings as an adult. What the 18-year-old didn’t expect was that he would spend most of his first term away from home in solitary confinement. On arriving … Read more
Los Angeles may be in lockdown but Khloe Kardashian is already looking forward to a time where the pandemic is just a distant memory. The 36-year-old Good American founder said that she would be ‘ready’ come summer, to show off her hard earned body. Fighting any sort of COVID-19-related weight gain, she shared a gym … Read more
WHO unveils team of 10 scientists to trace Covid-19 origins in pandemic’s ground zero of Wuhan – but warn it is a ‘riddle that can take years to solve’ The WHO has assembled an international team of world-leading virus hunters Included in line up is England’s former deputy chief medical officer John Watson UN agency warned … Read more
WHO unveils team of 10 scientists to trace Covid-19 origins in pandemic’s ground zero of Wuhan – but warn it is a ‘riddle that can take years to solve’ The WHO has assembled an international team of world-leading virus hunters Included in line up is England’s former deputy chief medical officer John Watson UN agency warned … Read more
Saving tropical swamps could help prevent future pandemics by reducing the likelihood of diseases jumping from animals to humans, study finds Peatlands are high in biodiversity are suffering severe habitat loss currently Researchers say these factors create a perfect storm for zoonotic transmission This describes the ability of a pathogen to jump from one species … Read more
Coronavirus hospital admissions in Europe are still at only a fraction of the level they were in March and April despite warnings from officials that a second wave is rolling across the continent. Countries such as France, Spain and Belgium, which are now seeing hospital patient numbers rise again, are recording far fewer admissions than … Read more
Governments should introduce RATIONING to prevent panic buying of groceries and electronics in future pandemics, researchers suggest Researchers from Durham modelled the impact of pandemics on key markets These included groceries, electronic goods, clothing and automotive products They found that earlier lockdowns lead to higher excess demands for key items Governments should stockpile essentials before lockdown … Read more
A sprightly pensioner who has survived two world wars and two pandemics has celebrated her 103rd birthday. Great-great-grandmother Margaret Walton, who’s ‘fit as a fiddle’, marked the milestone with a small socially-distant gathering at Hazeldene Residential Home, Blackburn. The centenarian, who had four children, counts seven grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren. She took the … Read more