Novavax shares were up more than 6% in after-hours trading in the US. Britain is planning to host clinical trials where volunteers are deliberately infected with the new coronavirus to test the effectiveness of vaccine candidates, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing people involved in the project. [Full Article...]
Universities have agreed to increase staff numbers at halls of residence to ensure compliance, while extra disciplinary measures including a "strict yellow card/red card approach" will be enforced if a student breaches guidelines and puts others at risk. [Full Article...]
The study, however, concluded that the virus is not more potent. Other virologists downplayed the importance of the study, saying much is still unknown about the various mutations of the virus and how virulent they are. This preprint is not the final version of the article. But the virus, he said, could potentially be responding - through mutations - to such interventions as hand-washing and soc... [Full Article...]
There were 11 Manitobans in hospital Wednesday with COVID-19, including five in intensive care. This includes a woman in her 90s who passed away at Parkview Place, a long-term care facility in downtown Winnipeg , and announced on Wednesday. [Full Article...]
As of Monday, Canada, which has a population of almost 38 million, had recorded more than 146,000 cases of the new coronavirus and 9,269 deaths. "This announcement from the Government of Canada supports our ongoing efforts". Although the pattern of epidemic curves varies by region in Canada, all provinces west of the Atlantic region are showing increasing incidence of COVID-19. [Full Article...]
Scotland and Northern Ireland already have their own individual contact tracing apps. Those who may not have access to the app, or a smartphone should continue to use traditional contact tracing services provided by test and trace. It does this by exchanging randomised keys while the Bluetooth signal strength measures proximity. The app will then redirect users to book a test online. [Full Article...]
David Morens, a virologist at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said the study raises the possibility coronavirus will be hard to control. Viruses are constantly mutating, and those changes can influence the potential effectiveness of vaccines and treatments, researchers said. The experts from the University of Chicago and the University of Texas Austin said that the... [Full Article...]
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un issued a rare apology Friday over what he described as the "unexpected and disgraceful" killing of a South Korean at sea, Seoul's presidential office said. His body was no longer visible after the shooting and troops set his flotation device - which was covered in blood - on fire in accordance with national emergency prevention regulations. [Full Article...]
Novavax shares were up more than 6% in after-hours trading in the US. Britain is planning to host clinical trials where volunteers are deliberately infected with the new coronavirus to test the effectiveness of vaccine candidates, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing people involved in the project. [Full Article...]
Universities have agreed to increase staff numbers at halls of residence to ensure compliance, while extra disciplinary measures including a "strict yellow card/red card approach" will be enforced if a student breaches guidelines and puts others at risk. [Full Article...]
The study, however, concluded that the virus is not more potent. Other virologists downplayed the importance of the study, saying much is still unknown about the various mutations of the virus and how virulent they are. This preprint is not the final version of the article. But the virus, he said, could potentially be responding - through mutations - to such interventions as hand-washing and soc... [Full Article...]
There were 11 Manitobans in hospital Wednesday with COVID-19, including five in intensive care. This includes a woman in her 90s who passed away at Parkview Place, a long-term care facility in downtown Winnipeg , and announced on Wednesday. [Full Article...]
As of Monday, Canada, which has a population of almost 38 million, had recorded more than 146,000 cases of the new coronavirus and 9,269 deaths. "This announcement from the Government of Canada supports our ongoing efforts". Although the pattern of epidemic curves varies by region in Canada, all provinces west of the Atlantic region are showing increasing incidence of COVID-19. [Full Article...]
Scotland and Northern Ireland already have their own individual contact tracing apps. Those who may not have access to the app, or a smartphone should continue to use traditional contact tracing services provided by test and trace. It does this by exchanging randomised keys while the Bluetooth signal strength measures proximity. The app will then redirect users to book a test online. [Full Article...]
David Morens, a virologist at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said the study raises the possibility coronavirus will be hard to control. Viruses are constantly mutating, and those changes can influence the potential effectiveness of vaccines and treatments, researchers said. The experts from the University of Chicago and the University of Texas Austin said that the... [Full Article...]
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un issued a rare apology Friday over what he described as the "unexpected and disgraceful" killing of a South Korean at sea, Seoul's presidential office said. His body was no longer visible after the shooting and troops set his flotation device - which was covered in blood - on fire in accordance with national emergency prevention regulations. [Full Article...]