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Global Covid-19 cases plummet by 50% since January peak despite colder temperatures boosting transmission rates

Posted on February 21, 2021February 21, 2021By Editor

According to a new tally, there has been a steep decline in new Covid-19 cases worldwide – a somewhat precipitous drop of 50 percent from the January peak, despite research indicating cooler temperatures improve transmissibility. … Read More >Global Covid-19 cases plummet by 50% since January peak despite colder temperatures boosting transmission rates

Taiwan greenlights AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use

Posted on February 20, 2021February 20, 2021By Editor

Taiwan’s government has granted emergency-use authorization for AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 jab. The first batch of the vaccine is expected to arrive onto the island under the WHO-led COVAX initiative next week. … Read More >Taiwan greenlights AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use

USA

Pandemic put US back on track to meet Paris climate goals, report finds, but at huge human cost

Posted on February 20, 2021February 20, 2021By Editor

In what researchers have dubbed a “remarkable” reversal of fortunes, pandemic-induced lockdowns across the US have brought the country back on track to meet targets in the Paris climate accord, but at a grim human cost. … Read More >Pandemic put US back on track to meet Paris climate goals, report finds, but at huge human cost

World

Pandemic will be with us until EVERYONE on earth given Covid-19 vaccine, says Merkel after G7 summit

Posted on February 20, 2021February 20, 2021By Editor

The coronavirus pandemic can only be considered beaten once everyone in the world has been immunized against Covid-19, Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel said, after she’d met with the G7 leaders at a virtual summit on Friday. … Read More >Pandemic will be with us until EVERYONE on earth given Covid-19 vaccine, says Merkel after G7 summit

EU

Almost all Spanish nursing home residents have received two Covid doses as Madrid says state on track with vaccine rollout

Posted on February 20, 2021February 20, 2021By Editor

Health authorities in Spain have said they are close to vaccinating all elderly nursing-home residents with the requisite two doses of Covid-19 vaccines as Madrid says it’s on course to inoculate 20 million by the end of June. … Read More >Almost all Spanish nursing home residents have received two Covid doses as Madrid says state on track with vaccine rollout

Health

Mutations have made coronavirus EIGHT times more infectious than original Wuhan variant – study

Posted on February 19, 2021February 19, 2021By Editor

New research has found that a mutation in the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2, present in variants from the United Kingdom, South Africa, and Brazil, can make the virus up to eight times more infectious than the original. … Read More >Mutations have made coronavirus EIGHT times more infectious than original Wuhan variant – study

USA

US-developed Pfizer & Moderna vaccines produce THREE TIMES LESS antibodies against South African strain of Covid-19 – lab studies

Posted on February 18, 2021February 18, 2021By Editor

Vaccines developed by US companies Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna are producing fewer antibodies against the coronavirus mutation that has emerged in South Africa, according to studies reported in the New England Journal of Medicine. … Read More >US-developed Pfizer & Moderna vaccines produce THREE TIMES LESS antibodies against South African strain of Covid-19 – lab studies

EU

Lockdown surrender? Sweden warns of more restrictions, gears up to close restaurants & gyms

Posted on February 18, 2021February 18, 2021By Editor

The Swedish government, which was previously reluctant to impose tough Covid-19 restrictions, has now proposed vastly expanding its lockdown powers, as the country warns of a third wave of infections. … Read More >Lockdown surrender? Sweden warns of more restrictions, gears up to close restaurants & gyms