India brings in immediate night-time curfew for New Delhi after country saw a record surge in Covid-19 cases with more than 100,000 in a day The night curfew will be in place from 10pm to 5am in India’s capital, New Delhi Essential services and travelling to and from vaccination centres are exempt India had the … Read more
Opening party for one rural Illinois bar led to 46 COVID-19 cases, the hospitalization of a nursing home resident and the closure of a school that kept 650 children out of class A bar in rural Illinois held an opening party indoors, where attendees often didn’t wear masks or practice social distancing Within two weeks, … Read more
Britain’s daily Covid cases fall by 40% in a week with 2,762 infections – while deaths are up slightly to 26 Department of Health officials posted another 2,762 positive tests and 26 laboratory-confirmed fatalities For comparison, 4,654 coronavirus infections and 23 deaths were recorded across Britain last Monday Day-to-day figures fluctuate and the overall trend … Read more
Britain’s daily coronavirus cases have dropped by a third in a week and deaths are continuing to fall, official data revealed today as a catalogue of statistics showed England’s outbreak is still shrinking. Department of Health bosses posted 4,479 lab-confirmed cases today and 51 deaths — down 20 per cent on the same time last … Read more
About two-thirds of all U.S. coronavirus cases identified over the past three months may be linked to the variant first identified in the UK, a new study suggests. There are at least 11,569 cases of the strain, known as B 1.1.7, in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). But … Read more
Britain’s daily Covid cases fall by 28% in week to 4,052 while deaths halve to 43 – as UK hands out 270,000 second doses with top-ups outnumbering first jabs Britain confirmed a further 4,052 cases of the virus and another 43 fatalities – down 56 per cent in a week Dr Yvonne Doyle from Public … Read more
Coronavirus cases continue to rise across the United States, fueling fears of a fourth wave as officials urge Americans to keep following public health measures. On Monday, the U.S. recorded 69,417 new infections with a seven-day rolling average of 66,159, the highest figure in about a month. In the last week alone, the average number … Read more
America’s top health official is warning of ‘impending doom,’ as COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths all spike ominously in the U.S. ‘I am scared,’ said Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director Dr Rochelle Walensky during an emotional Monday press briefing. ‘When I first started at CDC about two months ago, I made a … Read more
Britain’s daily Covid cases have dropped 13 per cent in a week with 4,654 more infections today, official figures have revealed. Deaths have risen slightly to 23 — up from 17 last Monday. But the Department of Health’s official fatality toll relies on registrations, meaning day-to-day counts can fluctuate. Experts would be baffled by any … Read more
Brisbane has been plunged into a three-day lockdown just days ahead of the Easter weekend after four new local coronavirus cases were found amid an outbreak of the highly-contagious UK variant. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said six other cases were found in hotel quarantine. Three of the new cases are close contacts of existing or historical cases but … Read more