Infection map of France reveals how only Paris and Marseilles have major outbreaks while majority of country is Covid free – as Spain, Netherlands and Malta are among 18 nations on Britain’s 14-day quarantine list France’s two largest cities have both been declared high-risk Covid-19 zone Councils can shut down restaurants and restrict access to … Read more
Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin has demanded scientists publish evidence of coronavirus transmission in pubs after an expert said drinking indoors in bars raised the risk of transmission. Bacteria expert Professor Hugh Pennington said there has been a Covid-19 ‘outbreak associated with pubs’ and for ’90 per cent of cases, that was how they caught it.’ The Aberdeen … Read more
Animals that carry infectious diseases like Ebola and the virus causing COVID-19 thrive in human-made habitats such as cities and farmland, scientists have found. Researchers reviewed 184 studies of 376 host species – animals that pass a virus to humans – including bats, birds, rodents and primates. They found the conversion of natural habitats to human-used … Read more
Outbreaks of Covid-like illnesses in care homes are at their highest levels in a month, data from Public Health England show. In the week from July 13 to 19 there were 145 outbreaks of ‘acute respiratory infections’ in homes around the country, up from 128 the week before. An outbreak constitutes one or more people … Read more
School reopenings WILL trigger coronavirus outbreaks, study suggests: Korean CDC finds middle and high school-age children can spread the virus just as easily as adults The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention looked at household and nonhousehold contacts of more than 5,700 coronavirus patients Children under age 10 were about half as likely as … Read more
Spain has been hit by at least 200 new coronavirus outbreaks since it began easing lockdown restrictions. A beach in Barcelona, a wedding in Tudela and a Red Cross centre in Malaga are among the places where new clusters have been found in recent weeks, leaving health officials scrambling to carry out mass tests. Dinner parties, … Read more
Earlier lockdown restrictions have been proven to slash the number of Covid-19 cases in a study of 149 countries. Researchers measured how numbers of Covid-19 cases changed over the course of the pandemic and whether they dropped in the days following strict rules. They looked at five physical distancing measures; closure of schools, workplaces and … Read more
More than one hundred outbreaks of coronavirus are ‘swiftly and silently’ being dealt with every week across the UK, said the Health Secretary. Matt Hancock revealed how flare-ups in schools, businesses and pubs across the country are consistently being handled with ‘local actions’, just nine days after many businesses reopened. He stated that increased testing, some … Read more
Britain will inevitably suffer ‘big’ Covid-19 outbreaks if people continue to flout social distancing rules, a leading expert claimed today. Dr David Nabarro, a World Health Organization coronavirus expert, conceded that ‘everybody has got to have fun’ after more than 100 days of lockdown. But he warned clusters of the virus will inevitably break out … Read more
The EU is currently weighing whether to ban American travelers from entering Europe due to the severity of the coronavirus outbreak in the United States. European Union officials are in the process of drafting lists to determine who can enter the bloc as of July 1 based on how countries are faring with their current … Read more