Avoiding shutting down borders, the WHO said, will prevent a “heavy burden on lives and livelihoods.” If restrictions are put in place, the organization warned, they should not be “unnecessarily invasive or intrusive.” “Covid-19 constantly exploits our divisions. We will only get the better of the virus if we work …
Read More »UK unveils new mask mandate and Covid testing rules, citing Omicron
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Read More »Boris Johnson reveals UK’s response to Omicron strain of Covid
Speaking at a press conference on Saturday, Johnson announced that, based on what is known so far, the recently discovered new coronavirus strain appears to be more contagious than existing variants, and “can be spread between people who are double-vaccinated”. As such, Johnson announced a raft of new “targeted and precautionary measures” to …
Read More »UK detects first 2 cases of Covid strain it called ‘worst ever’
Health Secretary Sajid Javid announced on Saturday that the two cases had been discovered on Friday – one in Chelmsford and the other in Nottingham. The cases were “linked”, he said, adding that both patients were currently isolating at home. “This pandemic is far from over,” Javid said. “If there’s one …
Read More »Covid strain as deadly as Ebola may emerge, top physician warns
Frank Ulrich Montgomery, chairman of the global physicians’ society (WMA), shared his fears with Germany’s Funke media group’s newspapers on Saturday. He stressed the importance of not “giving the virus a chance” to mutate any further. To achieve this, it may be necessary to keep “vaccinating the world for years” …
Read More »Top Covid-19 adviser assesses if vaccines will work against Omicron
“We’re not going to have a severe epidemic” because of the Omicron strain, Barry Schoub, who heads South Africa’s Ministerial Advisory Committee on Covid-19 vaccines, told Israel’s Channel 12 on Friday. The new wave of infections in the country “is going to be a lot less severe. There’s a lot …
Read More »First EU country backs Covid jabs for 5 year olds
On Friday, Helene Probst, Deputy Director of the National Board of Health, told the press that the decision came at a time of concern for the Nordic nation, as Covid cases continue to rise. “We have seen a worrying infection in the hospitals, and that the number of hospitalizations has …
Read More »New Covid-19 pill less effective than first thought
Merck announced on Friday that new data showed a lower efficacy of its Covid-19 pill, which aims to reduce virus-related hospitalizations and deaths, than previously reported. Last month, the pharma firm said the antiviral drug, molnupiravir, showed around a 50% efficacy level, while Friday’s figures showed that figure was 30%. …
Read More »WHO pressed to explain ‘skipping’ Nu & Xi Covid strains
Omicron, designated as such on Friday, is supposed to be the common name for the variant of SARS-CoV-2 virus scientifically known as B.1.1.529. The WHO lists five other “variants of concern” and two more “variants of interest,” with the last of them named ‘Mu.’ Sharp-eyed observers have noted that by …
Read More »Amsterdam fears dozens of Covid infections on flights from Omicron hotspots
The Dutch government on Friday imposed a ban on arrivals from South Africa and several other neighboring countries, citing the fears of a new and allegedly more contagious coronavirus variant. More than 600 people on two flights were already en route for Schiphol, however, and special testing sites were set …
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