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World can bring Covid-19 pandemic under control in ‘matter of months,’ WHO chief says

Posted on April 20, 2021April 20, 2021By Editor

A consistent global approach to the Covid-19 pandemic could bring it under control before the end of the year, the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said, despite a record week for Covid-19 infections. … Read More >World can bring Covid-19 pandemic under control in ‘matter of months,’ WHO chief says

Tokyo governor requests emergency measures to control ‘very worrisome’ spike in Covid infections

Posted on April 9, 2021April 9, 2021By Editor

Tokyo’s governor has asked Japan’s central government to implement emergency Covid restrictions in the region amid an outbreak of coronavirus infections linked to mutated strains of the virus. … Read More >Tokyo governor requests emergency measures to control ‘very worrisome’ spike in Covid infections

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Russia’s Sputnik V formula could be updated to protect against new coronavirus variants in just two days using new gene technology

Posted on April 4, 2021April 4, 2021By Editor

Russian researchers have unveiled a new genetic engineering platform that they say will enable the country’s pioneering Covid-19 vaccine, Sputnik V, to be adapted, within 48 hours, to fight any future variants of the deadly virus. … Read More >Russia’s Sputnik V formula could be updated to protect against new coronavirus variants in just two days using new gene technology

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Poland announces new national lockdown as Covid-19 third wave gathers pace, with UK variant becoming most prevalent

Posted on March 18, 2021March 18, 2021By Editor

The Polish health minister has announced a new national lockdown, to come into force on Saturday, as the government looks to slow surging infections across the country and deal with more contagious Covid-19 variants. … Read More >Poland announces new national lockdown as Covid-19 third wave gathers pace, with UK variant becoming most prevalent

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Put Germany under ‘immediate’ lockdown or face third Covid spike, ICU doctors warn

Posted on March 16, 2021March 16, 2021By Editor

Germany must make an immediate return to Covid lockdown conditions otherwise it faces a third wave of dangerous coronavirus, its intensive care doctors have said, in a stark warning to government officials. … Read More >Put Germany under ‘immediate’ lockdown or face third Covid spike, ICU doctors warn

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President of Ile-de-France says Paris is living ‘on borrowed time’ as British variant sweeps across the capital

Posted on March 16, 2021March 16, 2021By Editor

The president of the Ile-de-France region has warned that the capital is facing a “very violent third wave” of Covid-19, as the infection rate nears 400 cases per 100,000 people and ICU occupancy reaches 95.90 percent of capacity. … Read More >President of Ile-de-France says Paris is living ‘on borrowed time’ as British variant sweeps across the capital

Brazil Covid-19 variant may reinfect up to 61% of those who recover from virus – study

Posted on March 5, 2021By Editor

Up to 61 percent of people who previously had Covid-19 could be reinfected with the highly contagious Brazilian ‘P1’ variant, a new study has found. Scientists say it’s too early to know if it’s harder for vaccines to tackle. … Read More >Brazil Covid-19 variant may reinfect up to 61% of those who recover from virus – study

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Italy shuts all schools in Covid-19 hotspots, toughens travel rules until after Easter amid spread of variants

Posted on March 5, 2021March 5, 2021By Editor

The Italian government has ordered all schools to close in the areas with the highest Covid-19 infection rates as part of a series of new measures set to last until after Easter amid the threat of more contagious viral variants. … Read More >Italy shuts all schools in Covid-19 hotspots, toughens travel rules until after Easter amid spread of variants

‘Aggressive measures needed’: India discovers 240 new, possibly more infectious Covid-19 strains

Posted on February 23, 2021February 23, 2021By Editor

A whopping 240 mutated coronavirus strains have been discovered across India, health officials have said, warning that some of them may potentially be more infectious, and may even be capable of evading immune response altogether. … Read More >‘Aggressive measures needed’: India discovers 240 new, possibly more infectious Covid-19 strains

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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