Starting from midnight on September 10, the deadly virus is no longer classified as a “socially critical disease” by the Danish government, meaning no special measures will be applied to deal with Covid-19 in the European country. All restrictions previously enforced by authorities, including ‘coronapass’ requirements to enter night clubs …
Read More »Nipah virus: Should the Covid-stiken world be on alert over deadly disease that killed a child in India?
As if it was not enough for India to face the Covid-19 catastrophe, a new matter for concern has emerged. On Sunday, a 12-year-old boy died from Nipah, a rare but a very deadly virus, sparking fears of a possible outbreak. “Nipah is a virus from the Paramyxoviridae family, a …
Read More »At least 10 dead, dozens feared injured as Covid hospital ERUPTS INTO FLAMES in North Macedonia
The fire broke out around 9 p.m. local time (1900 GMT) and promptly swept through the makeshift hospital. Flames ravaging the building and thick black smoke billowing from the site could be seen from afar. North Macedonia’s Health Minister Venko Filipce confirmed that at least 10 people perished in the …
Read More »Covid-19 response disrupts fight against TB and AIDS, may cause more deaths in some countries than the pandemic, Global Fund says
The grim assessment was included in a report posted on Wednesday by the Geneva-based Global Fund, which said disruptions caused by the pandemic have had a “catastrophic impact” on the fight against TB, which typically kills more people globally each year than any other infectious disease. It was estimated that …
Read More »UK govt celebrates ‘phenomenal achievement’ as 80% of over-16s fully vaccinated against Covid-19
In a statement on Tuesday, the Department of Health and Social Care said the successful vaccination campaign had helped the UK keep hospital admissions down, despite Covid cases spiking again during the Summer. The department said Covid jabs had helped to save more than 105,000 lives and ensure that at …
Read More »Deadlier than Covid-19, but less contagious: What we know about Nipah bat-borne virus threatening to become new scourge in India
A specialist team was sent to the southern state of Kerala to assist local medics, after samples from the deceased child returned positive results the presence of Nipah. Before he succumbed on Sunday, the boy had shown symptoms of brain and heart muscle inflammation – conditions known respectively as encephalitis …
Read More »THIRD person dies in Japan after receiving Moderna Covid vaccine from batch recalled over stainless steel contamination
The man, 49, got his second Covid-19 jab on August 11 and was pronounced dead the following morning, local media reported, citing the Health Ministry. It is so far unclear if his death was linked to the vaccination. It is also unknown if the deceased had any underlying health conditions …
Read More »Vietnamese man gets FIVE YEARS behind bars for breach of Covid-19 quarantine & spreading virus
The accused, Le Van Tri, was charged with “spreading dangerous infectious diseases to people,” a crime which carries a penalty of five to 10 years in prison if it results in the death of at least one person under Vietnam’s criminal code. Tri was found to have traveled to Ho …
Read More »Israel to brief FDA on Covid-19 vaccine boosters as health experts seek data to back Biden’s 3rd jab rollout plan
The FDA asked Israel’s Health Ministry to brief the agency’s advisory committee on booster-shot data at the panel’s Sept. 17 meeting, according to Sharon Alroy-Preis, the ministry’s head of public health. “We have been asked to come and present Israel’s experience and our data so that we can truly help …
Read More »Children can get Covid-19 vaccine even if their parents are opposed, UK minister says
Claiming that the NHS “is really well-practiced in this because they’ve been doing school immunisation programmes for a very long time,” Zahawi told Newton Dunn on Sunday said that “what you essentially do is make sure that the clinicians discuss this with the parents, with the teenager, and if they …
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