Serbia’s president has blamed protesters for spreading coronavirus as rock-throwing activists face off against mounted police in third night of violence after he tried to reintroduce lockdown. President Aleksander Vucic brought in one of the strictest lockdowns in Europe in March in order to combat the virus, before prematurely declaring victory in May and lifting … Read more
Dame Barbara Windsor’s husband Scott Mitchell has revealed he feared spreading coronavirus to the vulnerable thespian amid her Alzheimer’s battle. During Ross Kemp’s ITV Special Living with Dementia aired on Wednesday, the actor, 57, said he experienced ‘every other symptom’ minus the cough at the start of the lockdown as he detailed her deteriorating health issue. … Read more
Chinese officials have warned that the risk of epidemic spreading of COVID-19 in Beijing is ‘very high’ after dozens tested positive in a fresh cluster. The country’s Vice Premier Sun Chunlan urged the city’s officials to impose ‘the strictest’ virus control measures to stem the new outbreak, which has been linked to a massive food … Read more
Harvard scientists have slammed the World Health Organization (WHO) for suggesting that asymptomatic patients don’t spread the novel coronavirus. On Monday, the UN health agency said it had doubts that the virus was difficult contain due to people without signs such as fever, cough or shortness of breath. WHO officials said that symptomatic spread can … Read more
Coronavirus was spreading ‘cryptically’ in the US by early February, CDC data reveals A CDC analysis of flu-like illnesses and post-mortem testing for coronavirus found that the first US coronavirus death happened on February 6 The person had not traveled out of the country in the weeks preceding their death, suggesting they caught it in their … Read more
Since the coronavirus pandemic began, we’ve all been told to socially distance by standing or sitting six feet (or two meters) apart from strangers. But a new study suggests that distance might not be far enough to prevent virus transmission, even in light winds. Researchers found that even in winds of two miles per hour … Read more
Face visors may not stop infected patients spreading coronavirus, a leading public health expert has warned. Britons are now being encouraged to wear face masks on public transport and in situations where social distancing is not achievable, such as in shops. Retailers such as Marks & Spencer and Waitrose have even bought transparent visors for … Read more
Risk of spreading coronavirus between teachers and children in schools is ‘extremely low’, according to major new study The study looked at 18 infected students and teachers in 15 schools in Australia The researchers say it shows that the virus’s spread is ‘limited’ in classrooms Children in reception, Year 1 and Year 6 may start … Read more
The coronavirus started spreading in Britain before officials managed to scoop up the first two confirmed patients in York in January, a study has claimed. Researchers working in Brazil and Uruguay have studied the curves of COVID-19 outbreaks in countries around the world to try and work out their true start dates. The first two … Read more
Scientists have discovered a bug which lives inside the guts of mosquitoes and protects them from getting malaria. Researchers said the microbe, which lives in around 5 per cent of mosquitoes on the shores of Lake Victoria in Kenya, could also stop the insects from transmitting the disease to humans. Malaria is spread through the … Read more