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A mystery illness plaguing dogs across Britain in recent weeks could be caused by Canine Enteric Coronavirus (CEC), a veterinary expert has told The Mirror newspaper. The first cases were reported on the Yorkshire coastline, where dogs were taken ill after being walked. The disease causes symptoms such as lethargy, …

An overwhelming majority of Americans surveyed by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research believe they’ll be “stuck with” the novel coronavirus “forever” – or at least for a long time, according to a poll published Thursday. The 83% of respondents who responded along those lines said they will …

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Chinese scientists have warned of “a potential bio-safety threat” presented by a new strain of coronavirus, which, subject to mutation, may be passed from animals to humans and cannot be “cross-neutralized” by Covid-targeting antibodies. The researchers, most of whom come from Wuhan University, “unexpectedly found” that the NeoCoV strain discovered …

The study, published on December 16, claimed that shark VNARs were able to neutralize a coronavirus that is capable of infecting humans, WIV1-CoV. This specific strain of coronavirus circulates only in bats, the alleged source of the current Covid-19 virus.    While the VNARs will not be immediately available to …

A team from Germany looked at the rare A.30 variant that was first recorded in Tanzania and later detected in several patients in Angola and Sweden this spring. They compared the mutation to the Beta and Eta variants. Beta was chosen because it has “the highest level” of resistance to …

Some 1.7 million residents in Auckland will remain under strict Level 4 lockdown until midnight on September 21, Ardern said during a press conference in the capital of Wellington. According to the government’s plan, the Covid-19 restrictions in the city will be eased to Level 3 after that, the PM …

Yet another round of booster shots will be needed for the vaccinated in order to keep up with coronavirus variants, said Zarka, the head of the special task force set up to coordinate Israel’s fight against Covid-19, in an interview with Kan public radio on Saturday. Despite two-thirds of the Israeli population already …

According to the monthly Reuters poll, $70 per barrel looks to be a more realistic projection for Brent Crude prices for the rest of 2021, rather than the previously predicted $80 per barrel. The survey of 38 analysts suggests Brent might hover at around $68.76 per barrel – up slightly …

The issue of EU funds should not be tied to the new Hungarian law that banned LGBT themes from school curriculums and children’s TV shows, Hungary’s Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office, Gergely Gulyas, told reporters on Thursday. “Such a connection will ruin the European Union. The Child Protection Act …