England lockdown cuts virus cases by 30%, study finds

[ad_1] Photographer: Tolga Akmen / AFP / Getty Images Photographer: Tolga Akmen / AFP / Getty Images Coronavirus cases in England fell 30% after lockdown measures were rolled out in November, according to a study by Imperial College London and Ipsos MORI UK Ltd. The results show that cases were on the rise as the … Read more

Third COVID-19 death reported at Oak Hill Manor nursing home in Ithaca

[ad_1] ITHACA, NY – A third resident of Oak Hill Manor Nursing Home has died of COVID-19 as the pandemic’s most virulent wave continues locally. The death was announced by the Tompkins County Health Department on Sunday evening, along with a statement from Public Health Director Frank Kruppa. It is the fourth in Tompkins County … Read more

San Diego County Reports 1,859 More Cases of COVID-19, New Death

[ad_1] Photo by KPBS staff Above: A sign advising visitors to wear a face mask in Torrey Pines State Nature Reserve. October 29, 2020. San Diego County health officials reported 1,859 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the region’s total to 80,018 cases, with one additional death for an overall death toll of 997. Saturday marked the … Read more

Three Bay Area counties have the most new cases since pandemic began

[ad_1] Three Bay Area counties registered the most new coronavirus infections since the pandemic began on Saturday, as the COVID-19 outbreak in California continued and public health officials imposed new ones restrictions to slow the spread. Santa Clara, San Mateo and San Francisco counties recorded the most new cases since this news agency began tracking … Read more

The coronavirus mutates rapidly in mink and ferrets. Should we be afraid?

[ad_1] 2020 has been an unpredictable year, but it’s safe to say that even the most cynical end-of-the-world planners weren’t planning to check off “dead and coronavirus-infected minks coming out of their graves” from their 2020 figurative bingo cards. . Yet that is precisely what happened in Denmark, as thousands of mink were killed and … Read more

My son’s school has closed again. Stop that

[ad_1] (Bloomberg Opinion) – It was 9 a.m. on a Wednesday when I got a call from the nurse at my six-year-old’s school. He would come to his office and go to bed. The nurse did not report any temperature and that he was “alert, three times”. His teacher said he had sounded baffled and … Read more

COVID-19 infections in England drop 30% during national lockdown: investigation

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – COVID-19 infections have fallen 30% during the month-long national lockdown in England and the virus is now on the decline, a large-scale study of more than 100,000 volunteers showed on Monday. FILE PHOTO: A nearly empty check-in area is seen at Gatwick Airport, amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, Crawley, Britain November … Read more

Malaria grows at risk from COVID-19 pandemic: WHO | Asia

[ad_1] Treatment disruptions could lead to tens of thousands more deaths, according to the World Health Organization. Funding shortfalls and treatment interruptions in sub-Saharan Africa due to COVID-19 pandemic risk losing tens of thousands more lives to malaria, World Health Organization (WHO) warned in its report annual report on mosquito-borne disease on Monday. The UN … Read more