Covid-19

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe risk of hospitalisation with Omicron is two-thirds lower than with the Delta variant, a small study suggests. Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe World Health Organisation has warned that “no country can boost its way out” of the Covid-19 pandemic. Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA noticeable drop in new Covid-19 cases in recent days may signal that South Africa’s dramatic Omicron-driven surge has passed its peak,…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIsrael’s pandemic experts have recommended a fourth booster for the over-60s and health workers. Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteTuesday was the Winter Solstice, our darkest day and longest night before the sun begins its slow ascent higher into the sky…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Covid self-isolation period has been cut to seven days in a move that could save Christmas for thousands of people and…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteLike all the patients in my Intensive Care Unit, the lady I saw this week was desperately ill. Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteCNN’s medical analyst Dr Leana Wen has said that cloth masks are useless in the fight against the spread of the Omicron variant…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe evidence so far suggests the infection is generally mild and may damage the lungs less than Delta and the original Wuhan…