Health

[ad_1] Travelers returning to the UK from mainland Greece will have to isolate themselves for two weeks starting at 4am this Saturday. Only the islands of Corfu, Crete, Rhodes, Zakynthos, and Kos maintain their exemption from quarantine requirements. Several countries have been removed from the UK’s quarantine list, so travelers …

[ad_1] A video has emerged of a corpse lying in a hospital bathroom in a makeshift room packed with coronavirus patients amid a spiral of cases and deaths in Italy. The unidentified man was a suspected coronavirus patient who had been waiting for a test in the crowded and seedy …

[ad_1] Another 34 people have died from coronavirus in Wales and more than 850 new cases have been confirmed, according to the latest figures. Public Health Wales (PHW), in its daily update on Thursday, November 12, announced that 867 more people have been diagnosed with Covid-19 after a laboratory test. …

[ad_1] Nicola Sturgeon attacked the small minority of Scots who do not answer their phones when they are contacted by Test and Protect. The Prime Minister insisted that the system works well despite new figures showing that 400 people who tested positive for Covid last week could not be contacted. …

[ad_1] Kent could become the “toilet of England” in less than eight weeks, unless special toilets are provided for thousands of truckers who could be held in the county for hours by post-Brexit border controls, activists warned. They say Kent’s main roads and sidings are already littered with urine bottles …

[ad_1] A total of 149,253 people tested positive for Covid-19 in England at least once a week through Nov. 4, according to the latest figures from Test and Trace. This is the highest weekly number since Test and Trace was launched in late May and is an 8% increase in …

[ad_1] A woman who was charged with murder in connection with an investigation into infant deaths at Countess of Chester Hospital will appear in court this morning. Lucy Letby, of Arran Avenue, Hereford, faces eight counts of murder and 10 counts of attempted murder. The charges relate to a series …

[ad_1] The news this week that the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine protected more than 90% of recipients is of great significance. The efficacy of the vaccine is greater than we expected. There appear to be no safety concerns, although final safety data along with other manufacturing data and full efficacy …

[ad_1] The COVID toll of over 50,000 deaths in the UK paints its own sad picture, but behind every life lost is a story of pain and grief. The families of every soul affected by the disease now bear their heartache under the shadow of the pandemic. COVID-19 updates live …

[ad_1] Fingerstick tests may have given more false positives than previously thought The accuracy of a rapid fingerstick antibody test for coronavirus may be considerably lower than previously stated, a new study suggests. The results, published in the BMJ, suggest that if 10% of the people tested had previously been …