At-home rapid Covid tests detect almost as many cases as lab tests
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Rapid COVID-19 antigen tests are nearly as accurate as laboratory tests at detecting infections when used twice a week, a new study suggests….
WHO says third COVID-19 wave ‘stabilizing’ in Africa
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A World Health Organization official said Thursday that the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on the continent appeared to be stabilizing,…
Concern over Covid hospital admissions as ICU numbers highest since April
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Concern has been expressed after the numbers of Covid-19 patients in intensive care hit its highest level since April. Read More
UK COVID-19 cases are rising - but is it time to panic?
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Reading Time: < 1 minute It all sounds dreadfully familiar. As the summer ends and the autumn term approaches, cases of COVID-19 are rising. Read More
Coronavirus symptoms: Five signs in the eyes you could have a COVID-19 infection
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Coronavirus enters into your body through an enzyme, known to scientists as angiotensin-converting enzyme 2- ACE2 for short. Read More
Risk of blood clots with Covid ‘much higher’ than after vaccine dose, says study
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The increased risk of being admitted to hospital or dying due to blood clots for someone with coronavirus is “much higher” than…
Cornwall now has highest rate of Covid in the UK after 'super-spreader' Boardmasters
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Cornwall now has the highest rate of Covid infections of any other local authority region in England. Read More
Calls for PCR travel tests to be scrapped for the fully vaccinated as official data shows just four in 1,000 double-jabbed holidaymakers bring Covid back
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Reading Time: < 1 minute MPs have called for PCR travel tests to be scrapped for the fully vaccinated after official data showed just four in a…
2020 saw 267,000 'extra' baby deaths due to COVID's economic impact, study suggests
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Reading Time: < 1 minute An “additional” 267,000 babies are thought to have died in low- and middle-income countries in 2020 due to the economic impact of…
Fifth wave of coronavirus in Spain registers highest daily fatality rate so far, with 190 deaths added to toll
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The fifth wave of the coronavirus pandemic in Spain set a new daily high on Tuesday: 190 Covid-19 fatalities were added to the…