‘It is absolutely essential that masks are worn by everyone in A&Es’: Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine has stated that it is absolutely essential that patients and visitors in Emergency Departments continue to protect themselves and others with face masks, hand washing and social distancing. Dr Katherine Henderson said: […]
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Deaths in Africa surge more than 40% over previous week: Africa has recorded a 43% week-on-week rise in COVID-19 deaths, as hospital admissions increase rapidly and countries face shortages in oxygen and intensive care beds. Fatalities increased to 6273 in the week ending on 11 July 2021 from 4384 deaths in the previous week. Africa […]
Discovery points to targeted treatment for COVID-19: Scientists at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute) and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre have found a way to stop the SARS-CoV-2 virus from replicating in infected human cells, in a major step towards a new treatment for this and future pandemic viruses. This discovery builds on research […]
PM’s statement comment: Freedom Day could return us all to house arrest because it’s based on the wrong data, says London Medical Laboratory: The London Medical Laboratory says the PM’s decision to end lockdown rules is based on the wrong tests. It warns we must measure antibody levels, not just the number of jabs given, […]
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AID/APOBECs among important factors in body’s defence against SARS-CoV-2: Together with their multifaceted action mechanisms, activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID) and so-called APOBEC proteins are important factors in the body’s immune response and offer fast and effective protection against a large number of DNA and RNA viruses. The task of AID is to strengthen the human […]
Elite athletes paired with Covid sufferers for recovery promotion project. Abertay University’s Sport v Covid project to support people negatively impacted by the pandemic Eilidh Doyle, Judy Murray and Tanni Grey-Thompson among participants sharing their experiences Players associations from across the world backing the project and others encouraged to come forward A new programme where […]
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As COVID-19 case numbers in Africa climb faster than all earlier peaks, new and faster spreading variants are fuelling the continent’s surging third wave. Cases have increased in Africa for six weeks running and rose by 25% week-on-week to almost 202 000 in the week ending on June 27th, reaching nine tenths of the continent’s […]
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Liquid chalk highly effective in killing SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A viruses: Melbourne researchers have found that liquid chalk, commonly used in gyms to improve grip, acts as an antiseptic against highly infectious human viruses, completely killing both SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) and influenza A viruses. University of Melbourne Professor Jason Mackenzie, a laboratory […]
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At least two million people in the UK have experienced ongoing debilitating symptoms following COVID-19 infection, known as ‘Long COVID’. However, only half the UK workforce can access occupational health support to enable their return to work by meeting the challenges Long COVID presents. A recent report found that 5% of people with Long COVID […]
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