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Britain is at a coronavirus tipping point, says deputy chief medical officer
Van-Tam warned that hospitals face being overwhelmed, and more deaths are to come as "we are in the middles of a severe pandemic". There have now been 58,000 deaths registered in the United Kingdom where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate. [Full Article...]
With spike of 55342 cases, India's COVID-19 tally reaches 71,75881
With 165 fatalities, the death toll has climbed to 40,514. The count of active cases across India has seen a net reduction of 5643, compared with 15689 on Sunday. India on Sunday conducted 994,851 coronavirus tests, and had a test positivity rate of 6 .7%. More than 18,006 tonnes of COVID-19 biomedical waste have been generated in the last four months, with Maharashtra contributing th... [Full Article...]
World Health Organization envoy urges end to coronavirus pandemic lockdowns
David Nabarro told the Spectator magazine. "Never in the history of public health has herd immunity been used as a strategy for responding to an outbreak", Tedros said. "We are not saying you can't do them, but we are saying it wasn't the first thing you", she said on RNZ's Morning Report . "New Zealand is now looking East and learning from countries such as Taiwan that have mounted a ... [Full Article...]
Trump says he's off medication for COVID-19 and feels 'perfect'
Additionally, according to Regeneron , the treatment also seemed to help patients who hadn't been hospitalized and had only had mild cases of COVID-19. Trump received an 8 gram dose of the treatment last Friday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center following his coronavirus diagnosis. [Full Article...]
Covid-19 reinfection casts doubt on virus immunity
The first is how likely they are to be infected due to their advanced age, which is reflected in the number of cases, and the second is how likely they will be affected by a severe form of the disease due to their advanced age, which is reflected in the mortality rate. [Full Article...]
Kentucky governor quarantining after COVID exposure
My family feels great". So far, they have all tested negative for the virus. He says that his family and the state police trooper who accompanied his family all wore facial coverings. In nursing and assisted living homes, 37 residents and 40 staff are newly positive, meaning 776 residents and 505 staff members are actively positive. [Full Article...]
Loughborough is placed on Tier 1 alert level of new Government system
An empty looking Mathew Street in Liverpool, England, as drinkers stay at home and follow coronavirus restrictions, Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, ahead of a new three-tiered system of restrictions that Prime Minister Boris Johnson will outline on Monday that is expected to cause pubs and restaurants to shut across the north of England. [Full Article...]
NHS Nightingales told to prepare to receive patients
The UK will get a three-tier lockdown alert today to deal with spiralling coronavirus cases. The Deputy Chief Medical Officer in England said that the Corona virus is "infiltrating" the older and more vulnerable age groups, as he unveiled heat maps showing how the virus is spreading in different parts of the country. [Full Article...]