Only 33,000 people in England have Covid-19: Official testing data shows ‘clear downward trend’ in nation’s epidemic as estimated number of cases drops 100,000 in a fortnight The percentage of sample testing positive dropped from 0.1% to 0.06% in a week Office for National Statistics says 4,500 people per day are catching the virus Only … Read more
Africa’s young and fit population will help the continent avoid an enormous death toll from COVID-19, according to figures from the World Health Organization. Analysis from the UN’s international public health body predicts more than a quarter of a billion Africans will contract the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus within a year. It claims that the COVID-19 death toll will … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more