Housework will never disappear, alas. But a global technology revolution is set to make our homes simpler to operate – and also more hygienic. Change was already under way before the pandemic, but lockdowns and working from home have accelerated the pace. Now a whole range of companies are betting that more people will invest … Read more
Two London buses have been converted into ambulances to help ease the strain on the NHS in the hard-hit capital as Covid deaths continue to soar. The single-decker buses can carry four patients each and have been kitted out with all vital equipment including infusion pumps, oxygen masks and monitors. Bus firm Go-Ahead converted the buses in the … Read more
Two London buses have been converted into ambulances to help ease the strain on the NHS in the hard-hit capital as Covid deaths continue to soar. The single-decker buses can carry four patients each and have been kitted out with all vital equipment including infusion pumps, oxygen masks and monitors. Bus firm Go-Ahead converted the buses in the … Read more
The super-infectious mutant strain of coronavirus that was first detected in Kent has spread to at least 60 other countries, the World Health Organization said today. Cases of the B.1.1.7 variant, sometimes known as VOC 202012/01, have been reported in most of continental Europe, as well as in nations further afield including the US, Australia, India, … Read more
The highly-infectious coronavirus variant B.1.1.7 which emerged in Kent in September 2020 had reached the US by November 6, new research shows. It is thought to have mutated inside a single patient in England struggling with a critical case of Covid-19 which forced the virus to adapt, changing its genetic code. University of Arizona researchers … Read more
Another mutant strain of coronavirus – different to those originating in the UK, South Africa and Brazil – has been discovered in Germany. Health officials said the variant was identified in Bavarian hospital patients, but it isn’t yet known how transmissible it is. Concerns have grown in recent weeks over the spread of the variants, … Read more
A new local strain of the novel coronavirus has been found in more than one-third of patients in Los Angeles, a new study finds. Researchers from Cedars-Sinai say the strain, called CAL.20C, is partly responsible for the striking rise in cases over the last two months. CAL.20C is different from the variant first identified in … Read more
Scientists have discovered a new coronavirus variant in California as the state continues to struggle with a rising number of cases and deaths. The strain has been identified in more than one dozen counties and has been linked to multiple outbreaks in Santa Clara County, reported the Los Angeles Times. It remains unclear whether the … Read more
Brazil‘s new strain of coronavirus is ripping through the Amazon where tearful locals wait desperately for dwindling oxygen supplies to keep their relatives alive and doctors face the wretched task of deciding who can breathe. At one hospital in Manaus, a despairing relative carried an oxygen tank for his own mother-in-law just to help her … Read more
Brazil‘s new strain of coronavirus is ripping through the Amazon where tearful locals wait desperately for dwindling oxygen supplies to keep their relatives alive and doctors face the wretched task of deciding who can breathe. At one hospital in Manaus, a despairing relative carried an oxygen tank for his own mother-in-law just to help her … Read more