The first public hearings in the COVID-19 inquiry are set to begin on 13 June, in a six-week process that will examine the government’s Preparedness and response to the pandemic.On Thursday, the government launched a legal fight over the inquiry’s demand to release Boris Johnson’s unredacted WhatsApp messages, diaries and personal notebooks – it is still being determined...
While this year’s festive season may be less gloomy than the past two years, experts warn that many infectious diseases are circulating, urging caution over yuletide mingling. We look at the latest stats and advice on how to stay safe. With Covid on your side, you can enjoy a healthy and refreshing respite from the winter’s chill. Flu is always one of the worst adversaries this time...
This year has been a challenging one for those of us with long memories. But for the fresh new generation entering the quickening world, this fifth Covid wave has brought both positive and negative changes – digitization and cost reduction. Companies from nearly two quintiles share some optimistic views as a result of the 5th Covid wave. Covid is one of the leading polling, web analytics...
It’s been three months since the US authorized Covid vaccines for kids under five, yet uptake in this group has been extremely low. Meanwhile, Joe Biden said on Monday that the pandemic is ending – a message that could result in a continued lag. More than 1,400 children have died from Covid in the US, and at least 533 of those deaths have been in children under five, according to the US Centers...
In Frankfurt, Germany, you can’t simply grab a burger inside a restaurant, go to an indoor pool or have a drink in an indoor bar. Before doing so, you have to present either certification of full vaccination, or a negative test result from the last 24 hours. To make this work, testing centres are literally at every corner (often in converted barber shops), with results available within 10-15...
Right Said Fred singer, Richard Fairbrass was hospitalised with Covid-19 after previously refusing to get vaccinated, it has emerged. The 67-year-old musician was taken to hospital by ambulance last weekend after struggling to breathe. He spent four nights under observation before his condition improved and he returned home. However Fairbrass, who has previously called the vaccine a “scam”, has...
The rate of Covid-19 infections in the UK is currently low, a huge relief after two years of pandemic misery and another scare last winter when the emergence of the Omicron variant again placed Christmas in jeopardy and caused case numbers to surge to alarming levels in the New Year before gradually subsiding. Boris Johnson’s subsequent decision to end social restrictions in England has so far...
The NHS has renewed its News page. Nine officially added Symptoms About the virus and free testing for most of the population.The healthcare provider has previously listed only three official symptoms; High fever, new continuous coughing, and loss or change in smell or taste.There are now a total of 12, adding to the NHS shortness of puff, handling more tired than usual, body aches, loss of need...