Rapid coronavirus tests may miss four in 10 asymptomatic people, a major review has concluded. Researchers who analysed 64 studies of the effectiveness of lateral flow devices found they failed to detect 42 per cent of cases who didn’t show signs of illness. The Cochrane review found the tests, which give a result in 30 … Read more
Coronavirus deaths have dramatically fallen in the United States over the past few weeks, but cases seem to have plateaued. Over the last two weeks, COVID-19-related fatalities have fallen from a seven-day rolling average of 1,752 deaths to 1,001 deaths, representing a 42 percent decline, a DailyMail.com analysis of Johns Hopkins University data showed. By … Read more
Coronavirus variants are continuing to spread across the United States, accounting for more and more cases. California’s homegrown variant, known as B.1.427/B.1.429, now makes up more than half of infections in the state and 20 to 40 percent of cases elsewhere. Meanwhile, the UK variant, known as B.1.1.7, has spread to every single state and … Read more
Daily coronavirus cases and deaths plummeted over the weekend after holding steady for several weeks. On Sunday, the U.S. recorded 33,645 cases, which is the lowest figure seen since September 28 and a nearly five percent drop from the 53,000 cases seen the day before, according to a DailyMail.com analysis of Johns Hopkins University data. … Read more
A second wave of the pandemic is looming in India with Covid-19 cases rocketing to their highest level in months and pressure growing for vaccines to be used at home rather than exported to Britain and around the world. India added 46,951 new cases to the tally today in its bleakest day since November 11 … Read more
Germany looks set to tighten lockdown measures today and extend them into April as Europe’s Covid third wave gathers pace. Angela Merkel is meeting with Germany’s regional leaders today for a summit that was supposed to be about easing restrictions. But as Covid cases spike, leaked documents suggest the leaders will actually move to tighten … Read more
Half of Britain’s coronavirus cases are now being checked for jab-resistant variants that could derail the lockdown exit strategy. Scientists tasked with tracking the ever-evolving virus have been sequencing more than 20,000 positive swabs a week for strains since February. But fewer than 40,000 positive Covid tests were detected last week, meaning No10 is now … Read more
A surge in Covid cases across Europe could see summer holidays cancelled and threatens a potential third wave in Britain, government scientists have warned. Outbreaks of the South African variant in countries throughout the continent is causing particular concern, sparking calls for tougher travel restrictions. As a result, some experts fear European getaways in May, … Read more
The Government’s decision to form travel corridors with European countries fuelled a rise in Covid cases, an official study has suggested. Public Health England’s analysis of 4,000 positive tests in patients with recent travel links last summer found 86 per cent were arrivals from the continent. The study, which is likely to reignite the debate about … Read more
The Government’s decision to form travel corridors with European countries last summer fuelled a rise in Covid cases, an official study has suggested. Analysis by Public Health England found people arriving from the continent made up 86 per cent of imported cases between May and September. The study, which is likely to reignite the debate … Read more