This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldPublic Health England said variant contains number of notable mutations, including the E484K spike protein found in Manaus mutation. This blog is now closed. Follow our new one belowWe are closing this blog now, but you can stay up to date on all our coronavirus news on our new blog below:At Port Moresby General Hospital, about 20% of women presenting in labour have symptoms of Covid-19. Of these, about one-third (four to five women a day) test positive.We get the test results back about two to three hours after we take...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldPublic Health England said variant contains number of notable mutations, including the E484K spike protein found in Manaus mutation. This blog is now closed. Follow our new one belowWe are closing this blog now, but you can stay up to date on all our coronavirus news on our new blog below:At Port Moresby General Hospital, about 20% of women presenting in labour have symptoms of Covid-19. Of these, about one-third (four to five women a day) test positive.We get the test results back about two to three hours after we take...WW…

First vaccines will be in limited quantities and for those at greatest risk; Germany records its worst ever daily case toll Thu 15 Oct 2020 00.12 EDTLast modified on Thu 15 Oct 2020 00.14 EDTHealthy, young people may have to wait until 2022 to be vaccinated against coronavirus, according to the World Health Organization’s chief scientist, who says health workers and those at highest risks be prioritised. It comes as Germany recorded its highest daily number of infections since the start of the pandemic.Soumya Swaminathan indicated that, despite the many vaccine trials being undertaken,...…First vaccines will be in limited quantities and for those at greatest risk; Germany records its worst ever daily case toll Thu 15 Oct 2020 00.12 EDTLast modified on Thu 15 Oct 2020 00.14 EDTHealthy, young people may have to wait until 2022 to be vaccinated against coronavirus, according to the World Health Organization’s chief scientist, who says health workers and those at highest risks be prioritised. It comes as Germany recorded its highest daily number of infections since the start of the pandemic.Soumya Swaminathan indicated that, despite the many vaccine trials being undertaken,...WW…

New Zealand postpones general election; US coronavirus death toll passes 170,000; Italy closes nightclubs for three weeksLast modified on Mon 17 Aug 2020 04.30 EDTJapan’s economy has been hit by the worst economic contraction in its modern history as the coronavirus pandemic closed businesses and buffeted consumer spending. It came as New Zealand postponed its general election for a month as its Auckland Covid cluster grew and Australia suffered its deadliest day of the pandemic.Gross domestic product in Japan shrank a record 7.8% in April-June, which equates to an annualised rate of 27.8%,...…New Zealand postpones general election; US coronavirus death toll passes 170,000; Italy closes nightclubs for three weeksLast modified on Mon 17 Aug 2020 04.30 EDTJapan’s economy has been hit by the worst economic contraction in its modern history as the coronavirus pandemic closed businesses and buffeted consumer spending. It came as New Zealand postponed its general election for a month as its Auckland Covid cluster grew and Australia suffered its deadliest day of the pandemic.Gross domestic product in Japan shrank a record 7.8% in April-June, which equates to an annualised rate of 27.8%,...WW…

This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldUS president to restart daily briefings; Melbourne records 374 cases; WHO warns South Africa’s crisis could be precursor for more outbreaks in AfricaLast modified on Tue 21 Jul 2020 02.50 EDTDonald Trump has announced his daily US coronavirus briefings will resume and that wearing face masks were “patriotic” as European leaders agreed a huge coronavirus rescue plan and Australia announced it was scaling back economic support as one of its states battles a growing Covid-19 outbreak.Having almost entirely avoided...…This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldUS president to restart daily briefings; Melbourne records 374 cases; WHO warns South Africa’s crisis could be precursor for more outbreaks in AfricaLast modified on Tue 21 Jul 2020 02.50 EDTDonald Trump has announced his daily US coronavirus briefings will resume and that wearing face masks were “patriotic” as European leaders agreed a huge coronavirus rescue plan and Australia announced it was scaling back economic support as one of its states battles a growing Covid-19 outbreak.Having almost entirely avoided...WW…

This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldItaly’s confirmed cases fall for first time; WHO says nothing was hidden from US; Spain proposes €1.5tn EU Covid-19 fund; US blocks pro-WHO statement by G20. This blog is now closedWe’ve fired up a new blog at the link below – follow me there for the latest updates: The US president ended today’s briefing citing a range of different numbers for the potential deaths the US could have experienced, saying if the country hadn’t done lockdowns, there could have been 700,000 deaths, a million deaths, or maybe “millions”.As...…This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldItaly’s confirmed cases fall for first time; WHO says nothing was hidden from US; Spain proposes €1.5tn EU Covid-19 fund; US blocks pro-WHO statement by G20. This blog is now closedWe’ve fired up a new blog at the link below – follow me there for the latest updates: The US president ended today’s briefing citing a range of different numbers for the potential deaths the US could have experienced, saying if the country hadn’t done lockdowns, there could have been 700,000 deaths, a million deaths, or maybe “millions”.As...WW…

This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldPresident again raises possible retaliation against Beijing over coronavirus as Chinese media criticises lack of leadership in the USLast modified on Wed 6 Jan 2021 18.56 ESTDonald Trump has claimed that China’s handling of the coronavirus is proof that Beijing “will do anything they can” to make him lose his re-election bid in November.In an interview with Reuters, the US president said he was looking at different options in terms of consequences for Beijing over the virus. “I can do a lot,” he said, without going...…This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldPresident again raises possible retaliation against Beijing over coronavirus as Chinese media criticises lack of leadership in the USLast modified on Wed 6 Jan 2021 18.56 ESTDonald Trump has claimed that China’s handling of the coronavirus is proof that Beijing “will do anything they can” to make him lose his re-election bid in November.In an interview with Reuters, the US president said he was looking at different options in terms of consequences for Beijing over the virus. “I can do a lot,” he said, without going...WW…

This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldMike Pence’s press secretary tests positive to coronavirus; China reports one new case; Russia reports 10,000 new cases for sixth day in a rowLast modified on Wed 1 Jul 2020 12.29 EDTDonald Trump has said coronavirus will “go away without a vaccine” and is expecting 95,000 or more deaths in the US, as Mike Pence’s press secretary tested positive for coronavirus.The president’s comments, at an event with Republican lawmakers, capped a horror week in the US, in which it was revealed unemployment had risen to 14.7%, up...…This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldMike Pence’s press secretary tests positive to coronavirus; China reports one new case; Russia reports 10,000 new cases for sixth day in a rowLast modified on Wed 1 Jul 2020 12.29 EDTDonald Trump has said coronavirus will “go away without a vaccine” and is expecting 95,000 or more deaths in the US, as Mike Pence’s press secretary tested positive for coronavirus.The president’s comments, at an event with Republican lawmakers, capped a horror week in the US, in which it was revealed unemployment had risen to 14.7%, up...WW…

Trump brands Fauci’s caution over reopening ‘unacceptable’; Russia has second highest infections; Japan eyes lifting national emergencyLast modified on Wed 1 Jul 2020 12.26 EDTThe World Health Organisation has warned that coronavirus “may never go away” as its experts predicted that a global mental health crisis caused by the pandemic was looming. The global health body on Wednesday cautioned against trying to predict how long coronavirus would keep circulating, and called for a “massive effort” to overcome it.“It is important to put this on the table: this virus may become just another...…Trump brands Fauci’s caution over reopening ‘unacceptable’; Russia has second highest infections; Japan eyes lifting national emergencyLast modified on Wed 1 Jul 2020 12.26 EDTThe World Health Organisation has warned that coronavirus “may never go away” as its experts predicted that a global mental health crisis caused by the pandemic was looming. The global health body on Wednesday cautioned against trying to predict how long coronavirus would keep circulating, and called for a “massive effort” to overcome it.“It is important to put this on the table: this virus may become just another...WW…

This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldIndia extends Covid-19 lockdown but eases many restrictions; South Africa reports highest daily new cases; World Health Assembly to beginLast modified on Wed 1 Jul 2020 12.24 EDTUnemployment in the United States could peak at 25% as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the chair of the Federal Reserve, amid warnings the June quarter economic figures will be “very, very bad”. The bleak prediction came as slid into its first recession in five years, with forecasts that worse was to come.In a sober...…This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldIndia extends Covid-19 lockdown but eases many restrictions; South Africa reports highest daily new cases; World Health Assembly to beginLast modified on Wed 1 Jul 2020 12.24 EDTUnemployment in the United States could peak at 25% as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the chair of the Federal Reserve, amid warnings the June quarter economic figures will be “very, very bad”. The bleak prediction came as slid into its first recession in five years, with forecasts that worse was to come.In a sober...WW…