Africa exceeds 3 million COVID-19 cases, 30% in South Africa
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Africa passed the milestone of 3 million confirmed cases COVID-19 on Sunday, including more than 72,000 deaths Read More
More than 600,000 people died in England and Wales in 2020... the highest annual total since the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic
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Reading Time: < 1 minute More people have died over the past 12 months than in any year for more than a century, figures showed yesterday. Read…
South African variant of coronavirus is 'taking root' in the UK after a 'small' number of Britons tested positive for it despite not leaving the country, experts fear
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The super-infectious South African strain of coronavirus is already ‘taking root’ in the UK, experts have warned. Read More
Bacteria in your GUT affects your immune response to Covid-19 and could influence how severely you suffer symptoms, study finds
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A person’s gut microbiome may play a role in fighting off coronavirus infection and preventing severe Covid-19 symptoms, according to new studies. Read…
Covid is now behind a THIRD of all deaths in England and Wales as data reveals 2020 saw the biggest spike in excess deaths since 1940
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Reading Time: < 1 minute One in every three deaths in England and Wales was linked to coronavirus in the final days of last year, Read More
Covid is killing fewer healthy and under-60s in England now than it did during the first wave of the pandemic in spring, data shows
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Coronavirus is killing fewer healthy and younger people in England now than it did during the first wave of the pandemic in…
New Coronavirus Rules For Travellers Arriving In England Come Into Force On Friday
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Reading Time: < 1 minute New rules that will require international travellers to test negative for coronavirus before arriving in England will come into force from Friday….
First COVID cases in Gorillas! Eight apes contract the virus at San Diego Zoo after staff notice them coughing
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Several gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park have tested positive for the coronavirus in what is believed to be the…
COVID-19: Nigeria now at a ‘critical level’ in number of cases, NCDC warns
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The Director General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, has warned that the country has reached “a critical level“…
What Happens When You Mix The Pfizer And AstraZeneca Vaccines
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Reading Time: < 1 minute This week, HuffPost UK reader Hazel asked: “Is it ok to mix the Pfizer vaccine with the Oxford vaccine?” Read More