Latest updates: Pfizer vaccine 88% effective against symptomatic disease from the India variant after second dose, AstraZeneca jab 60% effective Pfizer and AstraZeneca ‘highly effective’ against India Covid variant Ministers ‘failed to act on Bedford Covid variant surge for two weeks’ CDC studying reports of heart inflammation in young vaccine recipients No 10 ‘tried to … Read more
9.18am BST09:18 Russia has reported 8,709 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, including 2,653 in Moscow, as well as a further 386 deaths. This compares with 8,667 cases and 359 deaths last Saturday. Russia’s official national tally shows there have been 4,992,554 cases since the pandemic began, as well as 118,125 deaths. 9.12am BST09:12 Surge testing … Read more
The new rules will not mean offices, schools or restaurants have to close, but will cause the shutdown of cinemas and other entertainment spots, while limiting family get-togethers to five people indoors and 10 outdoors. For the first time, masks will have to be worn outdoors.Taipei’s government has already ordered bars, nightclubs and similar venues … Read more
International aid has poured in for India, where record infection rates have overwhelmed hospitals, depleting medicines, oxygen tanks and other supplies. Earlier this month, Qatar Airways also airlifted 300 tonnes of aid free of charge from Doha to India. Emirates will provide free spare capacity to transport supplies from charities based in Dubai, divisional senior … Read more
New Delhi: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Thursday said it is “highly perturbed” by the recent policy proposals for integration of all systems of medicine, calling it a “khichdi medical system” which could put millions of lives at risk. In a statement, the organisation of doctors said it stands for purity of systems of … Read more
New Delhi: India had an estimated 6.4 million coronavirus cases in early May, according to a survey conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), while the official count was 85,940 on May 15. The ICMR’s serological survey suggests that the country may have missed a significant proportion of cases in the first three … Read more
HONG KONG—A team of researchers have documented a case of Covid-19 reinfection, offering evidence that patients who have recovered from the viral disease could be infected a second time, months after the initial episode. In a paper accepted on Monday by the Clinical Infectious Diseases journal, scientists from the University of Hong Kong reported the … Read more