Tag: Coronavirus

Categories Asia & Pacific

Thai PM orders authorities to prepare Covid-19 field hospitals after UK variant spreads to country

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The Thai prime minister has ordered officials to prepare Covid-19 field hospitals in Bangkok after the UK strain was detected in the country, and dozens of lawmakers had to self-isolate after being exposed to the virus. … Read More >Thai PM orders authorities to prepare Covid-19 field hospitals after UK variant spreads to country

Categories Shows

What we now know about coronavirus’ origins after the WHO’s Wuhan investigation

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On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Prof. Dominic Dwyer, the Australian Representative of the WHO Investigation in The Origins of COVID-19. He discusses the accusations that the Coronavirus escaped from a lab in Wuhan, Coronavirus cases in Wuhan before the discovery of COVID-19, discoveries of COVID-19 antibodies in Italy … Read More >What we now know about coronavirus’ origins after the WHO’s Wuhan investigation

Categories EU

‘With caution – more freedom’: Germany’s first region swaps some lockdown restrictions for more rigorous testing

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Germany’s western region of Saarland has relaxed some of its Covid-19 lockdown rules in exchange for people getting tested more often. Officials hope the new model will bring Germany more freedom and help it beat the virus. … Read More >‘With caution – more freedom’: Germany’s first region swaps some lockdown restrictions for more rigorous testing

Categories USA

Fourth wave and ‘NEW PANDEMIC’: Biden health advisor clarifies why even vaccinated people should avoid non-essential travel

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White House health advisor Michael Osterholm has admitted a “message” problem on Covid-19 and what activities vaccinated people can now do, while also raising concerns about a “fourth wave.” … Read More >Fourth wave and ‘NEW PANDEMIC’: Biden health advisor clarifies why even vaccinated people should avoid non-essential travel

Categories EU

German health minister promises to scrap tests & quarantine for fully vaccinated citizens, but doesn’t say when it will happen

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Freedoms reserved for Germans with a recent negative Covid-19 test will be also offered to those who are fully vaccinated, the country’s health minister has promised, teasing an upcoming lifting of the much-loathed lockdown. … Read More >German health minister promises to scrap tests & quarantine for fully vaccinated citizens, but doesn’t say when it will happen