Covid: Hospitals ‘stable’ but ‘another hard year ahead’
Staff are “no longer having to plan to build extra capacity”, an intensive care consultant says. Source link
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Wuhan lockdown: A year of China’s fight against the Covid pandemic
Covid: WHO team probing origin of virus arrives in China Source link
COVID Shortened U.S. Life Expectancy by Over a Year
By Robert PreidtHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 pandemic significantly shortened life expectancy in the United States, especially among Black people and Hispanics, a new study says. With more than 336,000 COVID-19 deaths nationwide last year, researchers decided to examine the pandemic’s impact on life expectancy. The … Read more
Covid-19 vaccine: ‘Hopefully next year we’ll be living a normal life’
The first Covid vaccinations have begun to take place across the UK. Throughout the morning, patients and health workers at some 50 hospitals around the country have had the jab. ‘It hasn’t sunk in yet’ media captionMargaret Keenan was given the vaccine by May Parsons, at University Hospital in Coventry Grandmother Margaret Keenan initially thought … Read more
‘We’ve had no let-up this year at all’
A lead hospital nurse who is on the front line treating Covid patients says there has been “no let-up this year”, with many staff on sick leave and others feeling “tired”. Rachel Thaxter works at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge, where healthcare staff have been battling against the second wave of the virus. The hospital currently … Read more
Covid-19 vaccine: ‘We could have a normal winter next year’
The scientist behind the first promising coronavirus vaccine trials says he is confident there may be a ”normal winter next year.” Speaking to the BBC’s Andrew Marr, chief executive of BioNTech Professor Ugur Sahin said the vaccine would reduce transmission of the virus – but some difficult days were still ahead. He added that so … Read more
India vs England Pink ball Test to be held in Ahmedabad next year, confirms BCCI president Sourav Ganguly
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has confirmed that Ahmedabad will be hosting the Day-Night Pink ball Test match when England tours India early next year. England are scheduled to tour India in the beginning of 2021 (Reuters Image) HIGHLIGHTS BCCI president Ganguly said that Ahmedabad will be hosting the Day-Night Test match against England next year … Read more
Deaths at home: More than 26,000 extra this year, ONS finds
Far more people are dying at home in England and Wales than normal from heart disease and dementia. Source link
Woman locked in toilet by husband for over a year rescued, was starving for days
A woman was locked and forced to live inside a toilet for over a year in Panipat by her husband. She was finally rescued from the inhuman conditions she was living in by a group of officials from the women and child welfare department. The woman was rescued from a toilet after a year. (ANI) … Read more
PM Modi richer than last year, Amit Shah’s net worth takes a hit: PMO
The latest asset declarations submitted to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) revealed that PM Narendra Modi’s net worth increased in comparison to last year, while Home Minister Amit Shah’s fortunes took a hit. PM Modi’s net worth as of June 30 this year was Rs 2.85 crore, up nearly Rs 36 lakh compared to Rs … Read more