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People are waiting longer for test results from England’s community Covid testing centres, figures show. Only 28% of tests carried out in these venues came back in 24 hours in the week up to 16 September. That is down from one in three last week, and two in three the week before, NHS Test and […]
There is widespread growth of the epidemic across the country and the R number has risen to between 1.1 and 1.4, say the government’s scientific advisers. Officials are warning of “far worse things to come” as cases are thought to exceed 6,000 a day in England. And the scientist behind the Covid Symptom Study app […]
President Donald Trump was called out on Wednesday for bragging that the U.S. death toll from the coronavirus would be lower if one subtracted the deaths from “blue” states. “The blue states had tremendous death rates,” Trump said. “If you take the blue states out, we’re at a level that I don’t think anybody in […]
President Donald Trump on Tuesday night raised the notion of Americans developing herd immunity to the coronavirus, which he referred to as a “herd mentality.” Speaking at an ABC town hall event, Trump repeated his claim that the virus was going away. “It’s probably gonna go away now a lot faster because of the vaccine,” […]
Bill Gates CNBC Bill Gates expressed confidence that a coronavirus vaccine will be available by 2021. But he remains concerned that doses won’t be made available to lower-income groups, particularly in less developed countries. On a conference call, Gates told reporters that the “next big question” his foundation is thinking through is how to manufacture […]
Restrictions banning social gatherings of more than six people are now in effect, as Covid-19 cases keep rising. The “rule of six” applies both indoors and outdoors in England and Scotland, and indoors only in Wales. England’s restrictions affect everyone, but children under 11 in Wales and under 12 in Scotland are exempt. Crime Minister […]
Trials of a Covid-19 vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University will resume after being paused due to a reported side effect in a patient in the UK. On Tuesday, AstraZeneca said the studies were being paused while it investigated whether the adverse reaction was linked with the vaccine. But on Saturday, the university […]
The government has written to care home providers in England to warn them of a rise in new coronavirus infections within the sector. A letter from the Department of Health urged care bosses to take “necessary action to prevent and limit outbreaks”. Cases were mainly among staff but risked spreading to residents, it said. It […]
The UK is entering a “period of particular concern” as the number of coronavirus cases rise across the country, the housing secretary says. Robert Jenrick said “we all have to be very cautious” after 2,948 new UK cases were recorded on Monday. Some of the government’s scientific advisers have given stark warnings over the increase […]
image copyrightGetty Images India has recorded more than 90,000 new cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, taking its total above that of Brazil. The country now has the second-largest number of confirmed cases in the world, 4,204,613. It has reported 71,642 deaths, the third-highest in the world. The surge in reported infections has […]
Coronavirus: Tests ‘could be picking up dead virus’ The main test used to diagnose coronavirus is so sensitive it could be picking up fragments of dead virus from old infections, scientists say. Most people are infectious only for about a week, but could test positive weeks afterwards. Researchers say this could be leading to an […]
I’ve had health anxiety for as long as I can remember. Even as a little kid, I was hyper-aware of the health risks the world posed, constantly living in fear of catching a severe stomach virus or some other illness that would leave me hospitalized and dying in my sleep. Everything was a threat. To […]
(Reuters) – U.S. deaths from the coronavirus will reach 410,000 by the end of the year, more than double the current death toll, and deaths could soar to 3,000 per day in December, the University of Washington’s health institute forecast on Friday. Deaths could be reduced by 30% if more Americans wore face masks as […]
Chris Hayes on Thursday hammered Donald Trump for his administration’s disastrous handling of the coronavirus pandemic, slamming the president for turning the U.S. into a global embarrassment. The host of MSNBC’s “All In” noted how “the fundamental conceit” of Trump’s 2016 campaign message was that America is “falling behind” and “the laughingstock of the world” […]
Prioritising coronavirus testing in high-risk areas has led to shortages in other places, leading to some people with symptoms being asked to drive more than 100 miles for a swab. The government says areas with fewer Covid-19 cases have had their testing capacity reduced to cope with outbreaks elsewhere. But public health experts warn this […]