Nearly 200,000 Brits are 'getting ill with Covid' each day
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAlmost 200,000 people in Britain are getting ill with Covid every day, according to one of the country’s largest surveillance studies Read…
Passenger quarantined for five hours in plane toilet after testing positive mid-flight
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA passenger volunteered to “quarantine” for nearly five hours in a plane toilet last week after testing positive for Covid aboard a flight from…
‘Tsunami’ of Omicron and Delta ‘twin threats’ driving cases to record highs will pile pressure on health systems, warns WHO
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe simultaneous circulation of the Delta and Omicron variants is creating a “tsunami of cases” that could put “immense pressure” on healthcare systems, Read More
Death rates in South Africa's Omicron Covid wave were just a QUARTER of levels seen during previous surges as scientists say ultra-infectious variant may 'usher in endemic phase'
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteCovid death rates in South Africa‘s Omicron wave were just a quarter of levels seen during previous surges, real-world data suggests.
Chinese city residents 'starving' under Covid lockdown where people can't leave homes
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteChinese residents living under an extreme Covid lockdown in the city of Xi’an claim they are facing starvation as they now allowed to…
Omicron variant continues to pose very high risk, says World Health Organization
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteOmicron cases could double in two to three days, the global health body said. Read More
Hospital admissions fall over 50% in a year, promising new figures say
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe number of people in hospital with Covid in England is less than half the same time last year – despite cases…
South African Covid cases fall by nearly 40 per cent in a week
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteNew infections have continued to decline sharply in the world’s first omicron epicentre offering up a further ray of hope to other countries…
Omicron latest: 3 pieces of good news and 3 bad
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteCases of coronavirus in the UK – and globally – are hitting records not yet seen in the pandemic, with the UK seven-day average…
Pfizer antiviral pills for Covid may be risky when taken with other medications, experts warn
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Reading Time: < 1 minutePfizer’s new antiviral pills against Covid-19 may not be safe for everyone, experts have cautioned, adding that the new drug could be life-threatening…