Coronavirus cases have more than halved in a month and fallen in every age group a major surveillance study revealed last night – as experts said reopening schools has had little impact on the epidemic. Imperial College London epidemiologists estimated 0.2 per cent of England’s population, or one in 500, were infected between March 11 … Read more
Britain’s daily Covid cases fall by a third in a week with 2,763 more infections – while deaths rise slightly to 45 Department of Health chiefs said they had identified 2,763 cases and 45 Covid deaths in the past 24 hours More than 31.7million Britons – or three in five adults – have now received … 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
Covid deaths fall to lowest in SIX months as UK records 10 fatalities and another 3,423 new infections Covid deaths have fallen to lowest numbers in six months, with 10 fatalities As of 9am today there had been a further 3,423 lab-confirmed cases in the UK The total number of confirmed cases in the UK … Read more
A small percentage of coronavirus infections are acquired during the school day, a new study suggests. Researchers conducted several simulations and found fewer than five percent of COVID-19-related illnesses among students and teachers occurred at school and that most cases were contracted within the community. The team, from Public Health Ontario, in Canada, says its … Read more
Thirty million Brits have now been vaccinated in just over three months as ministers as infections fall by nearly a third in a week to 3,862 and deaths drop by 42 per cent to 19. A total of 30,151,287 people had their first dose between December 8 and March 27 – about 57 per cent … Read more
Germany warns its coronavirus third wave could be the worst yet with 100,000 daily infections Health official Lothar Wieler warned ‘this wave will be worse than the first two’ German health minister Jens Spahn warned hospitals could reach limit in April Angela Merkel this week had to scrap plans for an ultra-strict lockdown at Easter … Read more
More than two million people in Florida have had COVID-19 as of Tuesday, making it the third state in the U.S. to pass the grim milestone. Only Texas and California have seen more all-time infections that Florida now. And cases could be set to surge again in the Sunshine State and countless Spring Breakers continue … Read more
Britain’s daily Covid death toll has halved in a week, in the biggest percentage drop since the vaccine roll-out began to pick up the pace in January. Department for Health bosses posted another 110 laboratory-confirmed fatalities. For comparison, 231 victims were added to the UK’s official tally last Tuesday. Separate estimates from the Office for … Read more
Germany is warned against easing lockdown as Covid cases jump and third wave of infections as bad as Christmas is predicted to arrive next month The number of Covid cases in Germany has been rising for the last few weeks Health experts warn restrictions are not enough to contain British strain Frustration building within the … Read more