Tag: covid
From Alpha to Delta – how Britain won and then lost the fight against coronavirus
After months of being ravaged by the Alpha variant (B.1.1.7) in 2020, Britain seemed to turn a corner in its fight with the coronavirus in early 2021. More...
Spain: Four new coronavirus outbreaks at mink farms in Galician province of A Coruña.
The World Wildlife Fund has renewed its calls for American mink farms in Spain to be closed down following the news that another four outbreaks of Covid-19 have been identified at establishments in the Galicia province of A Coruña. More...
Poland: coronavirus strain found on a Polish mink farm can be directly transmitted from mink to humans and vice versa
A SARS-CoV-2 strain found on a Polish mink farm can be directly transmitted from the animals to humans and vice versa, the Agriculture Ministry has said. More...
Poland: new push to ban mink farming in the EU to prevent coronavirus mutations
The Polish agriculture ministry stated that minks pose a threat of “an uncontrolled spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the formation of dangerous mutations because they are significantly susceptible to infection by this virus”. More...
UK: United Kingdom has more than TWICE as many daily coronavirus cases as the USA
For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, the United Kingdom now has more daily cases than the United States of America. More...
Saudi Arabia: highest coronavirus infection figures for 11 months
Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday it has recorded 1,567 COVID-19 infections during the past 24 hours, the highest daily in 11 months, bringing the tally to 486,106 cases, local media reported.
UK: with 2 million Long Covid cases and 20,000 new coronavirus infections every day, is this really the right time to lift restrictions?
There is something deeply surreal about Britain’s current Covid-19 policy right now. More...
USA: Senator Ron Johnson holds round table discussion with those suffering from coronavirus vaccine side-effects
“What’s been happening over the last year and a half is, people that are trying to tell the truth, people that are trying to get answers, are having a hard time getting their truths communicated, without being vilified, without being ridiculed, without being censored.” More...
Hong Kong: all passenger flights from UK banned to curb coronavirus – Britain deemed “extremely high-risk”
Hong Kong will ban all passenger flights from the United Kingdom from Thursday (Jul 1) to curb the spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19, the government said on Monday. More...
Bangladesh: hardest coronavirus lockdown so far announced
Bangladesh is set to enter the toughest lockdown enforced till now in a bid to control the alarming Covid-19 situation after logging the highest number of single-day fatalities and cases in two consecutive days. More...