Unchecked Covid hotspots could lead to a THIRD wave of the virus, scientists warn 

Unchecked Covid hotspots could lead to a third wave of the virus if the country reopens too quickly, scientists warn. Ministers have been blasted for ignoring their pledge to follow ‘data not dates’ when lifting lockdown in line with Boris Johnson’s roadmap. As it stands, six groups – or two households – can meet outside. Outdoor … Read more

Germany ‘needs a lockdown’ and may have to bring in curfews to curb virus health minister warns 

Germany needs to implement nationwide measures to break the current wave of coronavirus infections as quickly as possible, its health minister said on Friday. ‘We need a lockdown,’ Jens Spahn told journalists in a news conference, adding that nighttime curfews may be necessary to further reduce social contacts. He said that there were currently nearly … Read more

RUTH SUNDERLAND: Will end of virus hail baby bounce-back?

RUTH SUNDERLAND: Might there be a baby bounce-back when the coronavirus is vanquished? Let’s hope so for all our sakes Deaths from Covid have taken a grim toll, with 2.8million fatalities worldwide  But the more profound demographic – and economic – effect is likely to come from births, or rather the lack of them  We … Read more

Doctor warns US is ‘walking into the mouth of this virus monster’ as UK variant becomes dominant

As the coronavirus variant first identified in the UK becomes dominant in the U.S., doctors are warning that a fourth wave could be imminent.   There are at least 11,569 cases of the strain, known as B 1.1.7, in 49 of the 50 states and the Distinct of Columbia., according to the Centers for Disease Control … Read more

DJ Toby Anstis, 50, shares his relief at getting the Covid vaccine after being ‘wiped out’ by virus

DJ Toby Anstis, 50, shares his relief at getting the Covid vaccine as he reflects one year on from being ‘totally wiped out’ by the virus By Connie Rusk For Mailonline Published: 16:51 GMT, 25 March 2021 | Updated: 16:51 GMT, 25 March 2021 DJ Toby Anstis has shared his relief at having the Covid … Read more

Fewer than 1% of healthcare workers fully vaccinated against COVID-19 test positive for the virus

Coronavirus cases among healthcare workers declined dramatically after staff got their first vaccine dose, two new studies have found. In one study of employees at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 2.6 percent of all workers who were unvaccinated tested positive for COVID-19 compared to 1.82 percent of those given their first shot, a … Read more

Michelle Mone, 49, reveals she has been battling the ‘very scary’ virus for the past two weeks

‘I am a fit person, but Covid floored me’: Michelle Mone, 49, reveals she has been battling the ‘very scary’ virus for the past two weeks The Ultimo bra boss lives on the Isle Of Man – which had come out of lockdown on February 1st with no reports of COVID-19 for seventeen consecutive days … Read more

Preliminary data shows virus claimed the lives of 41 hospital patients

UK Covid deaths fall again: Preliminary data shows virus claimed the lives of 41 hospital patients in last 24 hours – including healthy 37-year-old 35 people died in hospitals in England alone, while 6 people died in Wales 41 hospital deaths in England and Wales is down from 61 reported last Sunday  Scotland reported no … Read more

Trump’s ‘Chinese virus’ tweet led to a rise of anti-Asian hashtags, study finds

Donald Trump’s tweet in March 2020 that referred to coronavirus as the ‘Chinese virus’ led to a rise of anti-Asian hashtags on Twitter, a new study reveals.  US researchers examined nearly 700,000 tweets containing nearly 1.3 million hashtags, the week before and after the president’s tweet on March 16, 2020. They wanted to see whether his … 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