Report: USCG Cutter Delays Patrol Due to COVID Cases
Reports are indicating that the U.S. Coast Guard delayed the departure for one of its cutters due to… The Maritime Executive: Maritime News | Marine News
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How France’s Economy Is Surviving the Covid Pandemic
Yesterday I wrote about America’s surprising success in limiting the economic damage from Covid-19. Compared to expectations and compared to our handling of the 2008 financial crisis, we’ve done remarkably well. But other countries have also done well, in some cases and by some measures better. In fact, among major advanced economies, the star performer […]
Covid testing: The best at-home rapid test kits
After nearly two years, one thing is clear: COVID-19 isn’t going away anytime soon. One way to ease the mental stress and anxiety about whether or not that tickle in your throat, headache or fatigue is allergies or COVID-19 is to keep home covid tests on hand so you can easily test yourself. ZDNet Recommends The […]
Bulgarian Far-Right Protesters Try To Storm Parliament During Rally Against COVID Restrictions
Supporters of Bulgaria’s far-right Rebirth (Vazrazhdane) party tried to storm the country’s parliament building during a protest against COVID-19 restrictions. An estimated 1,000 people took part in the rally on January 12 in downtown Sofia that turned into a clash with police. Hundreds of law enforcement officers were deployed. They finally stopped the protesters when […]
COVID: why T cell vaccines could be the key to long-term immunity
With omicron having rapidly driven up COVID infections, attention is once again focusing on antibodies, and reasonably so. They play a critical role in fighting off viruses and are important for preventing the coronavirus infecting our cells. This is why some countries have mounted booster campaigns in response to recent COVID surges – to top […]
Djokovic ‘did not know’ of Covid result when in public: mother
Issued on: 12/01/2022 – 01:50 Sydney (AFP) – Novak Djokovic probably “did not know” of his own positive Covid-19 test result when he mixed with the public in Serbia without a mask, his mother said Wednesday in a television interview. The unvaccinated tennis superstar was seen in Belgrade after he claims he tested positive for […]
Covid: Half of Europe to be infected with Omicron within weeks – World Health Organisation
The World Health Organization has warned that half of Europe will have been infected with the Omicron variant of Covid-19 within six to eight weeks. Photo: AFP Dr Hans Kluge said a “west-to-east tidal wave” of Omicron was sweeping across the region, on top of the surge of the Delta variant already present. The projection […]
COVID in Europe: World Health Organization delivers update on Omicron across continent
The head of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) European Office will on Tuesday deliver an update on COVID-19 as the region remains at the epicentre of the pandemic. Dr Hans Kluge will speak at 11am CET. You can watch his comments live in the video player, above. WHO’s Europe region — which also covers parts […]
COVID: how to make sense of the UK’s new testing rules
One positive aspect of the pandemic has been increased public understanding of epidemiology and even virus biology. However, there still seems to be significant confusion when it comes to COVID tests – particularly when or why each type of test can or should be used. Recent changes to the UK’s testing rules have only added […]
Covid cases in Premier League drop for second successive week
Issued on: 10/01/2022 – 19:24Modified: 10/01/2022 – 19:22 London (AFP) – The Premier League has revealed a drop in the number of positive coronavirus tests among players and staff for a second successive week. There were 72 positive cases in the latest round of testing between January 3 and 9, an improvement on the 94 […]