However, authorities later described it as taking place at an industrial park. Matheny refuted earlier reports that the explosion erupted on a movie set. The men taken to the hospital were expected to survive, Matheny said. It was unclear where exactly in the industrial park the blast occurred and what materials may have ignited, Matheny said. [Full Article...]
More than 90% of the deaths linked to coronavirus in the week to 22 January (7,592) had COVID-19 recorded as the underlying cause. During the first wave of the virus in April 2020, there were 23 consecutive days when the death toll was above 1,000. [Full Article...]
The Department of Health says a small number of people in England who had not travelled overseas have tested positive for the strain. "From Saturday, the 6th of February, foreign citizens who want to enter Sweden will have to show a negative COVID-19 test", Prime Minister Stefan Lofven told a news conference. [Full Article...]
While COVID vaccine distribution continues to go ahead across the country, Ireland is set to import its first delivery of newly-approved AstraZeneca vaccines next week. Of today's cases, 56% are under the age of 45, while 543 are women and 465 are men. Despite three different COVID vaccines now being approved for use in Ireland, Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan has predicted that global tra... [Full Article...]
The bill also includes more than $400 billion for coronavirus-related efforts like vaccine distribution, and $350 billion in bailout money for states and localities who have complained of a pandemic budget crunch. The intensifying debate over the stimulus comes amid weeks of elevated jobless claims and fears that the more transmissible form of the coronavirus could cause further economic pain. [Full Article...]
Earlier on Wednesday, GSK said it was teaming up with German biotech firm CureVac to develop a COVID-19 vaccine to target several variants of the virus with one shot. United Kingdom pharma giant GSK already had a stake in CureVac, a German biotech specialized in mRNA technology that went public in August 2020. "This new collaboration builds on our existing relationship with CureVac and means... [Full Article...]
Besides the low number a day ago as a result of data problems, the daily case count is the lowest the province has seen since November 24. The province reports over 52,400 tests completed, almost double the nearly 28,600 tests completed a day ago. [Full Article...]
Some patients are now being encouraged to be dishonest in order to access Covid-19 tests, she said , in the letter backed by 140 Global Positioning System. Yesterday, just over 4100 tests for Covid-19 were carried out, just short of the seven day average of 5342. Top New Zealand basketball player Tom Abercrombie says his family did not get special treatment after his wife and children were allo... [Full Article...]