Medical
Influenza vaccine does not increase Covid-19 risk
As in previous years, GP surgeries will offer vaccines to two and three year olds, adults aged over 65, those with long-term health conditions and pregnant women. More people in Norfolk and Waveney are set to be offered the flu jab this winter as part of a health drive to prevent the double threat of flu and coronavirus. [Full Article...]
House Democrats roll out stop-gap government funding bill to avoid shutdown
The long talks did not result in a bipartisan agreement. With government funding lapsing on September 30, House Democrats announced Monday they had filed the stopgap funding legislation, but angered Republicans by leaving out new money that President Donald Trump wanted for farmers. [Full Article...]
Positive COVID-19 case reported at Lumsden High School
The school district will decide later Monday if classes will resume this week. The other three days of the school week for each group have been set aside for remote learning. For Williamsburg contacts, they should self-isolate until October 2. "We are keeping a watch on the situation", said group secretary S Joseph. "If you have not been contacted, you or your child have not been identified as clo... [Full Article...]
London's New Year's Eve fireworks display cancelled
In a statement, he said: "This afternoon I held an emergency meeting with London council leaders, the Government and Public Health England to discuss the next steps". Mr Khan has not been invited to the prime minister's Cobra meeting with devolved leaders despite pressing for the city to be "properly consulted" about changes to restrictions. [Full Article...]
Saline County: 30 new COVID-19 cases; 2 additional deaths
The county's recovery rate now sits at 97%. There are 30 new positive COVID-19 cases in Saline County that have been identified since the Friday, September 18 report. According to the Kansas Department of Health & Environment, there are now 53,959 cases and 600 deaths statewide . "Mason County staff are performing case investigations and tracing close contacts to reduce spread of COVID-19 in ou... [Full Article...]
Ontario reports highest new coronavirus cases since early June
There are now 10 patients in hospital being treated for COVID-19, including two in intensive care. Ontario's health minister says two-thirds of the new case are in people under 40. While the daily tally is lower than totals posted in the previous two days, it is still among the highest numbers seen since early June. Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott said the province set a testing reco... [Full Article...]
United Kingdom at 'critical point' over Covid-19, top scientists to warn
Johnson will set out steps to tackle a second wave of coronavirus when he appears before MPs today following the stark assessment from Patrick Vallance and England's chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty. He said: "At this point the seasons are against us, we're now going into the seasons - late autumn and winter - which benefit respiratory viruses, and it is very likely they will benefit... [Full Article...]
Covid: UK coronavirus alert level ‘moving to 4'
A spokesperson from No 10 said: " No-one underestimates the challenges the new measures will pose to many individuals and businesses ". Then the working week began with Professor Whitty and Sir Patrick giving a briefing showing the number of coronavirus cases now doubling around every seven days, and warning that if that continued there could be close to 50,000 cases a day by the middle of Oct... [Full Article...]