Boy infected with Covid-19 ‘didn’t spread’ it to any of his 172 contacts, raising questions about child transmission – study

A French schoolboy who contracted Covid-19 on a skiing holiday in February didn’t infect anyone else he came into contact with despite showing symptoms, a new study reports. It sheds new light on children as virus ‘vectors.’ … Read More >Boy infected with Covid-19 ‘didn’t spread’ it to any of his 172 contacts, raising questions about child transmission – study

Europe needs €1.5 TRILLION to recover or single market could ‘break in two’ – EU economy commissioner

The European Union urgently requires financial injections to stay afloat and survive the coronavirus epidemic currently ravaging the continent, the European commissioner for economy, Paolo Gentiloni, has warned. … Read More >Europe needs €1.5 TRILLION to recover or single market could ‘break in two’ – EU economy commissioner

‘Why risk so many lives?’ asks French town councilor, as several mayors reported dead of coronavirus after non-banned election

Paris’ decision to hold a municipal vote in France days before putting the nation gripped by the Covid-19 epidemic on total lockdown is “hard to understand,” a town councilor has told RT as the poll turned out to be a disaster. … Read More >‘Why risk so many lives?’ asks French town councilor, as several mayors reported dead of coronavirus after non-banned election

Germans decry ‘out of proportion’ Covid-19 lockdown measures with multiple protests with ‘social distancing’

German citizens expressed their anger with what they call extreme Covid-19 lockdown measures in several demonstrations that included cages, empty chairs and sit-ins, yet all were carried out to keep safe distances. … Read More >Germans decry ‘out of proportion’ Covid-19 lockdown measures with multiple protests with ‘social distancing’

German court rules blanket ban on demonstrations ‘UNCONSTITUTIONAL’ as Merkel plans easing of Covid-19 restrictions

Covid-19 health concerns are not grounds for a general ban on public demonstrations, a German court has ruled, after activists took a case arguing that Berlin’s current restrictions on public gatherings are unconstitutional … Read More >German court rules blanket ban on demonstrations ‘UNCONSTITUTIONAL’ as Merkel plans easing of Covid-19 restrictions

Anti-surveillance activists claim they set fire outside German institute developing Covid-19 tracking app

Left-wing activists aiming to prevent mass surveillance via the ‘Corona App’ claim they caused a fire outside Berlin’s telecommunications institute, which is developing software designed to track the spread of the disease. … Read More >Anti-surveillance activists claim they set fire outside German institute developing Covid-19 tracking app