WHO statement on COVID-19 vaccine

On the 13th April, the WHO made a public statement for collaboration on COVID-19 vaccine development. On 31 December 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) was informed of a cluster of cases of pneumonia of unknown cause detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province of China. Chinese authorities identified the SARS-CoV-2 as the causative virus on […]

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WHO statement on COVID-19 vaccine

On the 13th April, the WHO made a public statement for collaboration on COVID-19 vaccine development. On 31 December 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) was informed of a cluster of cases of pneumonia of unknown cause detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province of China. Chinese authorities identified the SARS-CoV-2 as the causative virus on […]

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Upscale tests for frontline NHS staff

Labs at the University of Birmingham have been re-purposed to support the testing of frontline NHS staff in the city from this week, supporting University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust to upscale their testing capacity during the COVID-19 outbreak. Enabling same-day testing for staff at UHB, the West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) and Birmingham Women’s […]

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Upscale tests for frontline NHS staff

Labs at the University of Birmingham have been re-purposed to support the testing of frontline NHS staff in the city from this week, supporting University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust to upscale their testing capacity during the COVID-19 outbreak. Enabling same-day testing for staff at UHB, the West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) and Birmingham Women’s […]

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Covid-19 cases top 10,000 in Africa

Brazzaville/ Cairo, 7 April 2019 – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has risen to more than 10 000 and caused more than 500 deaths. While the virus was slow to reach the continent compared to other parts of the world, infection has grown exponentially in recent weeks and continues to spread. Reaching […]

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Covid-19 cases top 10,000 in Africa

Brazzaville/ Cairo, 7 April 2019 – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has risen to more than 10 000 and caused more than 500 deaths. While the virus was slow to reach the continent compared to other parts of the world, infection has grown exponentially in recent weeks and continues to spread. Reaching […]

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Discharge criteria from ECDC – COVID-19

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ECDC has reviewed the criteria to be considered when deciding whether a confirmed COVID-19 case can be safely (i.e. without being infectious) discharged from hospital or released from home isolation. Their report answers the following working questions: What is the duration of SARS-CoV-2 virus shedding in bodily […]

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Discharge criteria from ECDC – COVID-19

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ECDC has reviewed the criteria to be considered when deciding whether a confirmed COVID-19 case can be safely (i.e. without being infectious) discharged from hospital or released from home isolation. Their report answers the following working questions: What is the duration of SARS-CoV-2 virus shedding in bodily […]

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Public must to continue to seek medical help

Patients and the public must continue to seek medical help for serious conditions during this COVID-19 pandemic. Professor Jackie Taylor, the President of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, has joined with other health leaders from across the UK to call on the public to continue to seek appropriate medical help during […]

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Public must to continue to seek medical help

Patients and the public must continue to seek medical help for serious conditions during this COVID-19 pandemic. Professor Jackie Taylor, the President of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, has joined with other health leaders from across the UK to call on the public to continue to seek appropriate medical help during […]

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