Four overnight summer camps in Maine put interventions in place that helped prevent coronavirus transmission and outbreaks, a new report finds. Children who tested positive had to delay arriving, campers quarantined for two weeks and they were frequently tested and screened, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed on Wednesday. Among more than … Read more
Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin has demanded scientists publish evidence of coronavirus transmission in pubs after an expert said drinking indoors in bars raised the risk of transmission. Bacteria expert Professor Hugh Pennington said there has been a Covid-19 ‘outbreak associated with pubs’ and for ’90 per cent of cases, that was how they caught it.’ The Aberdeen … Read more
Animals that carry infectious diseases like Ebola and the virus causing COVID-19 thrive in human-made habitats such as cities and farmland, scientists have found. Researchers reviewed 184 studies of 376 host species – animals that pass a virus to humans – including bats, birds, rodents and primates. They found the conversion of natural habitats to human-used … Read more
Boris Johnson has warned the UK could still be dealing with coronavirus until next summer – as he admits ministers didn’t understand the pandemic for ‘months.’ The Prime Minister suggested masks could remain compulsory in shops for at least a year, but declined to put a precise time scale on new rules requiring people to wear … Read more
Outbreaks of Covid-like illnesses in care homes are at their highest levels in a month, data from Public Health England show. In the week from July 13 to 19 there were 145 outbreaks of ‘acute respiratory infections’ in homes around the country, up from 128 the week before. An outbreak constitutes one or more people … Read more
School reopenings WILL trigger coronavirus outbreaks, study suggests: Korean CDC finds middle and high school-age children can spread the virus just as easily as adults The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention looked at household and nonhousehold contacts of more than 5,700 coronavirus patients Children under age 10 were about half as likely as … Read more
Spain has been hit by at least 200 new coronavirus outbreaks since it began easing lockdown restrictions, amid fears of a second wave after a spike in cases. A beach in Barcelona, a wedding in Tudela and a Red Cross centre in Malaga are among the places where new clusters have been found in recent weeks, … Read more
Germany introduces TOUGHER lockdowns to contain local outbreaks and ward off a second coronavirus wave New rules allow a travel ban ‘in and out of the affected areas’ to limit the spread Those wanting to leave lockdown area for another state must show negative test Germany has so far seen more than 200,000 confirmed cases … Read more
Earlier lockdown restrictions have been proven to slash the number of Covid-19 cases in a study of 149 countries. Researchers measured how numbers of Covid-19 cases changed over the course of the pandemic and whether they dropped in the days following strict rules. They looked at five physical distancing measures; closure of schools, workplaces and … Read more
Coronavirus outbreaks are up to 20 times more likely to occur in large care homes, according to the biggest study of its kind in the UK. Edinburgh University researchers found the risk of an outbreak was as low as 5 per cent in homes with fewer than 20 residents. But for facilities home to more … Read more