Covid India: Scientists spot ‘double mutant’ variant that spreads easier and may elude vaccines

India today claimed it has spotted a ‘double mutant’ Covid variant that may spread easier and make vaccines less potent.  Government-backed researchers detected the strain in samples taken in the western state of Maharashtra.  They suggested the variant is a hybrid of two different Covid strains — a rare event which occurs when two viruses … Read more

India claims it spotted a ‘double mutant’ Covid variant that spreads easier and may escape vaccines

India today claimed it has spotted a ‘double mutant’ Covid variant that may spread easier and make vaccines less potent.  Researchers behind the discovery said the strain, which has two key alterations on its spike protein, was detected in samples in the western state of Maharashtra.  Indian scientists believe the variant is a hybrid of … Read more

Virtual Bluetooth virus spreads between SMARTPHONES to learn more about disease spread

A virtual Bluetooth virus spread between SMARTPHONES ‘could help us track Covid-19 more accurately’, study claims The technology — called ‘Safe Blues’ — provides an accurate model of Covid-19 It allows for real-time monitoring of an epidemic unlike epidemiological data   Android users run the app in the background of their phone and it works anonymously using … Read more

Worchestershire covid: Door-to-door ‘surge testing’ for South African coronavirus variant spreads

Door-to-door ‘surge testing’ for South African coronavirus variant spreads to two new postcodes in Worcestershire Worchestershire County Council set up surge testing in the WR3 postcode Mobile testing unit set up at The White Hart pub, Fernhill Heath, near Worcester  Drive-through testing site is planned for opening in the coming days  By Emer Scully For … Read more

Worchestershire covid: Door-to-door ‘surge testing’ for South African coronavirus variant spreads

Door-to-door ‘surge testing’ for South African coronavirus variant spreads to two new postcodes in Worcestershire Worchestershire County Council set up surge testing in the WR3 postcode Mobile testing unit set up at The White Hart pub, Fernhill Heath, near Worcester  Drive-through testing site is planned for opening in the coming days  By Emer Scully For … Read more

Jennifer Garner joyfully rocks a Christmas sweater vest as she spreads holiday cheer in Brentwood

Jennifer Garner joyfully rocks a Christmas sweater vest as she spreads holiday cheer in Brentwood By Sarah Abraham For Dailymail.com Published: 21:49 GMT, 18 December 2020 | Updated: 21:49 GMT, 18 December 2020 Jennifer Garner is loving the Christmas season and the intentionally tacky sweaters that come with it.  On Friday the 48-year-old Alias darling … Read more

Duchess of York spreads Christmas cheer and chats to bin men and local residents 

Sarah Ferguson donned a black coat and bright green face mask as she met bin men while out spreading Christmas cheer today. The Duchess of York, 61, was seen walking around Old Windsor carrying bunches of flowers in her hand as she spread festive cheer ahead of Christmas. Sarah even had time to stop ad … Read more

Prince Jackson spreads holiday cheer ahead of Thanksgiving as he hands out turkeys at a church

Prince Jackson spreads the holiday cheer ahead of Thanksgiving as he hands out turkeys and pies at a church in Los Angeles By Brian Marks For Dailymail.com Published: 16:52 GMT, 22 November 2020 | Updated: 16:52 GMT, 22 November 2020 Michael Jackson’s eldest son showed his concern for his community as he handed out meals … Read more

Mark Zuckerberg tells staff that Biden won the election – even as disinformation spreads on Facebook

Mark Zuckerberg has told Facebook’s staff that ‘the outcome of the election is now clear’ and that Joe Biden ‘is going to be our next president’ – despite his social media company giving voice to millions of Americans who insist without evidence that the election has been stolen. Zuckerberg, 36, told his employees during an … Read more

CDC says its guidance that coronavirus spreads through the air was posted ‘IN ERROR’

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says it mistakenly published guidance suggesting that the novel coronavirus spreads through the air.  ”A draft version of proposed changes to these recommendations was posted in error to the agency’s official website,’ the agency in a statement, according to CNBC.  ‘CDC is currently updating its recommendations regarding … Read more