The Government’s contact tracing programme will only bring down infections by a mere 5 per cent, according to Royal Society scientists. World-leading experts from the prestigious scientific academy warned the scheme was ‘not a silver bullet’ and will only have a ‘modest’ effect on the UK’s crisis. The scientists said that testing times were still … Read more
The coronavirus has infected more than five million people around the world, with Latin America now seeing the fastest growth in new cases. A surge in cases in Brazil, a large outbreak in Peru and a growing crisis in Argentina have propelled South America ahead of North America as the continent with the most new … Read more
New coronavirus infections accelerate in Germany where the R number has risen above one for the first time since lockdown has been lifted The R number has risen to 1.1 The Robert Koch Institute for disease control said When that figure goes above 1, it means the number of infections is growing Chancellor Angela Merkel has … Read more
How to know if kids have coronavirus: Infections do NOT start with a fever in most children, small study finds, as experts warn parents to look out for diarrhea and nausea instead Researchers at Tongji Hospital in Wuhan, China, looked at five hospitalized children under five years old Three of the five kids needed an … Read more
Children are capable of transmitting the novel coronavirus, two new international studies claim. Over the course of the pandemic, fewer children compared to adults have fallen ill and, when they are infected, their symptoms are milder. But it’s been unclear if they can spread the virus to adults. Now, researchers in China and Germany say they … Read more
Germany‘s number of coronavirus cases has dropped following five days of rising infections after the government eased the country’s lockdown measures earlier this week. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany rose by 945 to 161,703, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Saturday. The death toll rose by 94 … Read more
Germany‘s number of coronavirus infections have risen for the fifth day in a row and the government are now nervously observing the effects of easing the nationwide lockdown. The German government’s approach to the outbreak, rolling out mass testing across the country, was widely praised by health organisations and gave it the appearance of succeeding … Read more
US now has one million coronavirus infections – a third of the global tally – as death toll rises to more than 56,000 Number of coronavirus cases across the US surpassed one million on Monday The death toll has now increased to more than 55,000 Confirmed coronavirus infections across the world surpassed three million with … Read more
The global coronavirus death toll has now reached 200,000 with 2.8million confirmed infections. The John Hopkins University released the latest figures as some countries began taking their first steps into removing their lockdowns. The true death toll is likely to be higher. The US have started loosening their lockdown measures in Georgia, Oklahoma and Alaska … Read more
Deaths from coronavirus in Italy climbed by 534 today as the total number of infections fell for the second day in a row. The number of new cases of COVID-19 in the country also increased to 2,729 from 2,256 on Monday, authorities said. Despite a drop in the number of patients with the disease, fatalities … Read more