Coronavirus live blog: Global number of COVID-19 cases passes 6 million
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus live blog: Global number of COVID-19 cases passes 6 million

ABC  

ABC News Dr Coatsworth also spoke about asymptomatic testing for coronavirus. Dr Coatsworth said that it might be "tempting" to think testing should be broadening to include people who don't have any symptoms when the number of new cases is so low. "People who have symptoms, they're the ones we want to go and get tested for COVID-19 because that's how our disease detect eves are going to find those small clusters within our community and stop them expanding even further." Dr Coatsworth said testing of asymptomatic people does happen, but only where there are clusters of cases as directed by the public health unit. "But that sort of approach of testing asymptomatic people needs to be driven by those public health units in response to outbreaks."

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Positive test not needed for long COVID diagnosis, experts conclude
7 months ago

Positive test not needed for long COVID diagnosis, experts conclude

LA Times  

People do not need to have tested positive for the coronavirus to be considered for a diagnosis of long COVID, a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine concludes. The report, produced by a committee of experts at the request of the U.S. Social Security Administration, aims to summarize what is known about long COVID, a …

Number of coronavirus patients in hospitals rises to more than 800
2 years ago

Number of coronavirus patients in hospitals rises to more than 800

NL Times  

After a period of relative calm, the number of Covid-19 patients in hospitals is increasing again. According to the patient coordination service LCPS, exactly one week ago, 632 people were hospitalized with the coronavirus. However, the LCPS figures do not distinguish between people admitted because of Covid-19 symptoms, and those admitted for other health issues who were later found to …

Repeat covid vaccinations opened to all as postive tests mount
2 years, 2 months ago

Repeat covid vaccinations opened to all as postive tests mount

Dutch News  

Everyone over the age of 12 is now being invited to sign up for another coronavirus vaccination, the health ministry has confirmed. With covid infections once again on the rise, health officials say getting the top-up jabs will help slow the spread of the virus. People aged 40 to 60 can make an appointment via website planjeprik.nl next week, while …

Repeat covid vaccinations opened to all as postive tests mount
2 years, 2 months ago

Repeat covid vaccinations opened to all as postive tests mount

Dutch News  

Everyone over the age of 12 is now being invited to sign up for another coronavirus vaccination, the health ministry has confirmed. With covid infections once again on the rise, health officials say getting the top-up jabs will help slow the spread of the virus. People aged 40 to 60 can make an appointment via website planjeprik.nl next week, while …

More coronavirus patients admitted to hospital, positive tests rise 55%
2 years, 3 months ago

More coronavirus patients admitted to hospital, positive tests rise 55%

Dutch News  

The number of coronavirus patients admitted to hospital has risen sharply over the past seven days and positive tests are also going up, public health institute RIVM said in its weekly Tuesday update. Over 19,000 positive tests were also recorded by regional health centres, a rise of 55% on a week ago. The figures do not reflect the true number …

More coronavirus patients admitted to hospital, positive tests rise 55%
2 years, 3 months ago

More coronavirus patients admitted to hospital, positive tests rise 55%

Dutch News  

The number of coronavirus patients admitted to hospital has risen sharply over the past seven days and positive tests are also going up, public health institute RIVM said in its weekly Tuesday update. Over 19,000 positive tests were also recorded by regional health centres, a rise of 55% on a week ago. The figures do not reflect the true number …

‘Record-high’ 892,000 people living with long Covid for a year, figures show
2 years, 4 months ago

‘Record-high’ 892,000 people living with long Covid for a year, figures show

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Close to one million people in the UK have been living …

Self-tests without Covid symptoms often inaccurate: study
2 years, 5 months ago

Self-tests without Covid symptoms often inaccurate: study

NL Times  

During the period when the Omicron variant of the coronavirus was dominant, the accuracy of three commercially available self-tests was low for people without coronavirus symptoms. A large group of Dutch researchers examined three commercially available and often-used coronavirus self-tests from Acon Labs, MP Biomedicals, and Siemens-Healthineers on more than 3,600 people without coronavirus symptoms. They then received one of …

Coronavirus infections rise 70% as fears of a new wave grow
2 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus infections rise 70% as fears of a new wave grow

Dutch News  

The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in the Netherlands has risen for the third week in a row, and more people have been admitted to a hospital intensive care ward, public health institute RIVM said on Tuesday. Warnings On Monday, the Netherlands’ two biggest employers’ organisations made a public appeal to get people to start keeping to the basic coronavirus …

Coronavirus infections rise 70% as fears of a new wave grow
2 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus infections rise 70% as fears of a new wave grow

Dutch News  

The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in the Netherlands has risen for the third week in a row, and more people have been admitted to a hospital intensive care ward, public health institute RIVM said on Tuesday. Warnings On Monday, the Netherlands’ two biggest employers’ organisations made a public appeal to get people to start keeping to the basic coronavirus …

About 350 Covid-19 patients in hospitals; Only 1,400 tested daily for coronavirus
2 years, 7 months ago

About 350 Covid-19 patients in hospitals; Only 1,400 tested daily for coronavirus

NL Times  

Hospitals in the Netherlands were treating 354 patients with Covid-19 on Monday. That was 21 percent lower than a week earlier, when 447 people were receiving treatment for the disease, figures from the LCPS showed. The RIVM said on Tuesday that 7,088 people tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus during the preceding seven days. The GGD found 619 people who …

Fewer than 500 people are now hospitalised with coronavirus
2 years, 7 months ago

Fewer than 500 people are now hospitalised with coronavirus

Dutch News  

The number of coronavirus patients being treated in Dutch hospitals fell below 500 on Thursday, for the first time since October 2021. The number of people testing positive for coronavirus fell to 10,000 last week but the figure is no longer an accurate representation of the spread of the virus, given that people are no longer been recommended to have …

Fewer than 500 people are now hospitalised with coronavirus
2 years, 7 months ago

Fewer than 500 people are now hospitalised with coronavirus

Dutch News  

The number of coronavirus patients being treated in Dutch hospitals fell below 500 on Thursday, for the first time since October 2021. The number of people testing positive for coronavirus fell to 10,000 last week but the figure is no longer an accurate representation of the spread of the virus, given that people are no longer been recommended to have …

Pandemic gets tougher to track as COVID testing plunges
2 years, 7 months ago

Pandemic gets tougher to track as COVID testing plunges

LA Times  

Testing for coronavirus infections has plummeted across the globe, making it much tougher for scientists to track the course of the COVID-19 pandemic and spot new, worrisome viral variants as they emerge and spread. “We’re not testing anywhere near where we might need to,” said Dr. Krishna Udayakumar, who directs the Global Health Innovation Center at Duke University. At a …

COVID-19 asymptomatic patients: Answers to frequently asked questions
2 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19 asymptomatic patients: Answers to frequently asked questions

China Daily  

As China is battling a new COVID-19 outbreak, the increased proportion of asymptomatic patients in the newly confirmed COVID-19 cases has raised questions among the public. A: There are three approaches to identifying asymptomatic patients: proactively testing close contacts of confirmed cases during their medical observation period; proactively testing those who have been exposed to the virus during infection source …

Why do some people not catch COVID-19, despite exposure? Scientists are trying to solve the puzzle
2 years, 9 months ago

Why do some people not catch COVID-19, despite exposure? Scientists are trying to solve the puzzle

ABC  

When Vanessa Bryant recently managed to dodge COVID-19 despite the rest of her young family getting infected, she felt fortunate — but not entirely surprised. "When we first started doing PCR testing, it was really done on symptomatic people … so we were obviously missing a lot of those asymptomatic people," Professor Tangye said. "Studies have shown a certain amount …

At long last, WHO issues coronavirus testing advice
2 years, 9 months ago

At long last, WHO issues coronavirus testing advice

LA Times  

A woman is tested for a coronavirus infection at the Lenasia South Hospital near Johannesburg in South Africa. The advice comes months after critics said the lack of recommendations from the global health agency was compromising efforts to stop the pandemic in poor countries. At a press briefing on Wednesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the agency was concerned …

Counting Daily Covid Cases Futile, ICMR Move to Only Test High-Risk Contacts Sensible: Experts
2 years, 11 months ago

Counting Daily Covid Cases Futile, ICMR Move to Only Test High-Risk Contacts Sensible: Experts

News 18  

Moving away from the ‘test, track and treat’ strategy, the country’s apex medical research institute, the Indian Council of Medical Research on Monday said that contacts of coronavirus patients are not required to undertake a Covid test. The number of cases will not mean anything except creating panic and inducing regressive measures to pull back the growth of the economy,” …

Contacts of confirmed Covid cases need not be tested unless 'high-risk': Govt advisory
2 years, 11 months ago

Contacts of confirmed Covid cases need not be tested unless 'high-risk': Govt advisory

India Today  

Contacts of those who are found positive for Covid-19 need not be tested unless they fall in the "high-risk" category, says a new government advisory. "People who need not be tested: Contacts of confirmed cases of Covid unless identified as high risk based on age or comorbidities and individuals undertaking inter-state domestic travel," read the ICMR Advisory on Purposive Testing …

Sharp increase in hospital workers getting Covid
3 years ago

Sharp increase in hospital workers getting Covid

NL Times  

The number of coronavirus infections among hospital workers is increasing significantly, especially among nurses and carers. This is really a big city problem," Amsterdam UMC director Mark Kramer said to the newspaper. "We see the repercussions of the infections among Amsterdam residents - 40 percent test positive - in our staff. With high numbers of Covid infections on top of …

Omicron Scare: Who are asymptomatic COVID carriers? How serious can they be for others?
3 years ago

Omicron Scare: Who are asymptomatic COVID carriers? How serious can they be for others?

India TV News  

The country is in the tight grip of the third wave of COVID-19. According to the World Health Organisation definition asymptomatic carriers are laboratory-confirmed cases where a person infected with COVID-19 does not develop symptoms. Ministry of Health, Government of India says asymptomatic carriers are the laboratory confirmed cases not experiencing any symptoms and having oxygen saturation at room air …

Confidence in Dutch coronavirus strategy hits all time low
3 years ago

Confidence in Dutch coronavirus strategy hits all time low

Dutch News  

Support for the government’s strategy to deal with coronavirus is now at an all-time low, with just 16% of people positive about what ministers are doing, according to the latest survey by public health institute RIVM. Yet even though 39% were neutral about the approach and 46% negative, the pandemic rules, such as working from home and keeping your distance, …

Over 22,000 new coronavirus cases, IC patient total reaches 530
3 years, 1 month ago

Over 22,000 new coronavirus cases, IC patient total reaches 530

Dutch News  

A total of 22,274 people tested positive for coronavirus in the 24 hours to Thursday morning, down 1,288 on Wednesday’s total, according to new figures from public health institute RIVM. The southern Dutch province recorded 22,482 positive tests in the past two weeks, equivalent to 2012 people per head of 100,000 residents, or approximately one in 50 people. Top of …

Over 22,000 new coronavirus cases, IC patient total reaches 530
3 years, 1 month ago

Over 22,000 new coronavirus cases, IC patient total reaches 530

Dutch News  

A total of 22,274 people tested positive for coronavirus in the 24 hours to Thursday morning, down 1,288 on Wednesday’s total, according to new figures from public health institute RIVM. The southern Dutch province recorded 22,482 positive tests in the past two weeks, equivalent to 2012 people per head of 100,000 residents, or approximately one in 50 people. Top of …

Coronavirus infections back on the rise; Unvaccinated account for 66% of positive tests since July 11
3 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus infections back on the rise; Unvaccinated account for 66% of positive tests since July 11

NL Times  

There was a five percent increase in the number of people who tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection during the seven-day period ending Tuesday morning. Some 17,315 people tested positive during the past seven days, or roughly 100 infections per 100 thousand inhabitants. Because of that increase, the rate in which people tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 infection dropped …

Symptomatic COVID-19 patients are FOUR TIMES as likely to spread the virus to close contacts
3 years, 4 months ago

Symptomatic COVID-19 patients are FOUR TIMES as likely to spread the virus to close contacts

Daily Mail  

COVID-19 patients who develop symptoms are four times as likely to spread the virus as those who are asymptomatic, a new study finds. Researchers found that symptomatic COVID-19 patients are four times as likely to spread the virus as asymptomatic patients. Moderate COVID-19 patients are 4.3 times as likely to spread the virus COVID-19 patients are most contagious during the …

Positive coronavirus tests soar to 5,475 as ministers ponder tighter rules
3 years, 6 months ago

Positive coronavirus tests soar to 5,475 as ministers ponder tighter rules

Dutch News  

The number of positive coronavirus tests soared to 5,475 in the 24 hours to Thursday morning, leaving the government considering bringing back some of the measures which were abandoned last month. Although the rise in positive tests has not yet translated into an increase in hospital admissions, ‘things are going fast’, health minister Hugo de Jonge said in an initial …

Positive coronavirus tests soar to 5,475 as ministers ponder tighter rules
3 years, 6 months ago

Positive coronavirus tests soar to 5,475 as ministers ponder tighter rules

Dutch News  

The number of positive coronavirus tests soared to 5,475 in the 24 hours to Thursday morning, leaving the government considering bringing back some of the measures which were abandoned last month. Although the rise in positive tests has not yet translated into an increase in hospital admissions, ‘things are going fast’, health minister Hugo de Jonge said in an initial …

Coronavirus infections doubled last week; 15-24 year olds represent majority of new cases
3 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus infections doubled last week; 15-24 year olds represent majority of new cases

NL Times  

Some 8,541 people in the Netherlands tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection over the past seven days, public health agency RIVM said on Tuesday. The rate in which people tested positive for the infection rose dramatically from 3.1 to 4.5 percent. “The percentage of positive tests among 18-24 year olds increased from 5.9% to 10.5% in the past week, …

Nearly 5 out of 6 coronavirus cases were undetected in pandemic’s early months
3 years, 6 months ago

Nearly 5 out of 6 coronavirus cases were undetected in pandemic’s early months

LA Times  

Scientists at the National Institutes of Health who studied blood samples from across the United States have discovered that for every coronavirus infection recorded during the spring and summer of 2020, nearly five more went undetected — amounting to nearly 17 million additional cases by July 2020. A team of immunologists, engineers, clinicians and statisticians across the NIH worked together …

Can a covid-vaccinated person still spread the coronavirus?
3 years, 9 months ago

Can a covid-vaccinated person still spread the coronavirus?

Live Mint  

Ten vaccines have proved effective at protecting people from developing symptoms of Covid-19, the disease that can result from infection with SARS-CoV-2. The research team cautioned that their analysis probably couldn’t accurately capture the vaccine’s effectiveness against all asymptomatic infections given that the study subjects weren’t systematically tested for the virus. An analysis of data released by Pfizer, BioNTech and …

US reports over 10,000 coronavirus variants infections
3 years, 9 months ago

US reports over 10,000 coronavirus variants infections

India TV News  

The US has recorded more than 10,000 infection cases of coronavirus variants as experts warn of another Covid-19 surge. The five coronavirus strains are currently classified by the CDC as "variants of concern," as evidence shows an increase in their transmissibility, increased hospitalizations or deaths, a significant reduction in neutralization by antibodies generated during previous infection or vaccination, reduced effectiveness …

Coronavirus data worsening as positivity rate increases; Covid deaths hit 24-week low
3 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus data worsening as positivity rate increases; Covid deaths hit 24-week low

NL Times  

A weekly examination of coronavirus infection data in the Netherlands showed that the situation has continued to worsen, public health agency RIVM said on Tuesday. Data showed that of the over 550 thousand people who scheduled their own coronavirus test with municipal health service GGD, an estimated 8.5 percent tested positive for the viral infection. Nearly 300 people per 100 …

Pandemic’s reach far outstripped official coronavirus case counts, study suggests
3 years, 9 months ago

Pandemic’s reach far outstripped official coronavirus case counts, study suggests

LA Times  

A woman takes a test to check for coronavirus antibodies. A new study that looks at the presence of coronavirus antibodies in nearly 62,000 life insurance applicants found that before the devastating holiday surge, the number of asymptomatic or undiagnosed coronavirus infections in the U.S. may have been twice as high as the official tally of cases overall. “The overall …

Coronavirus cases increase by 7% overall but down in elderly population
3 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus cases increase by 7% overall but down in elderly population

Dutch News  

Coronavirus infections have increased for the second week running, but the rise was partly the result of wider testing, according to the public health agency RIVM’s latest weekly update. Susan van den Hof, head of the RIVM’s Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Surveillance, told NOS: ‘This looks like the beginning of the third wave, because the number of new …

Coronavirus variants: CDC reports warn new strains could lead to rapid rise in coronaivus cases
3 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus variants: CDC reports warn new strains could lead to rapid rise in coronaivus cases

CNN  

CNN — New coronavirus variants could lead to a rapid rise in Covid-19 cases, and can “dangerously accelerate the trajectory of the pandemic,” US health officials warned Wednesday. “The continued spread of variants that are more transmissible could jeopardize the progress we have made in the last month if we let our guard down.” In a report released Wednesday, researchers …

Can I get an NHS coronavirus test if I don’t have symptoms?
3 years, 10 months ago

Can I get an NHS coronavirus test if I don’t have symptoms?

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. …

Mass testing in a small town shows new coronavirus variant is not yet widespread
3 years, 11 months ago

Mass testing in a small town shows new coronavirus variant is not yet widespread

Dutch News  

Mass testing of people in a small town near Rotterdam where the more infectious variant of coronavirus had formed a cluster at a primary school has revealed that the new strain is not extremely widespread. Researchers from the local health board and Erasmus teaching hospital have analysed half the tests so far, and found 242 people with coronavirus. Some 12% …

1,300 asymptomatic people identified with CoronaMelder app
3 years, 11 months ago

1,300 asymptomatic people identified with CoronaMelder app

NL Times  

In the three months since the CoronaMelder has been launched more than 1,300 people who did not show any symptoms of the coronavirus but still carried the disease were detected. About 4.5 percent of the people who were alerted via the app and did not show any symptoms did in fact test positive. More than 90 percent of current users …

Coronavirus updates | January 6, 2021
4 years ago

Coronavirus updates | January 6, 2021

The Hindu  

India's COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,03,74,932 with 18,088 infections being reported in a day, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated at 8 a.m. on Wednesday. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 99,97,272 pushing the national recovery rate to 96.36 per cent, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.45 per cent. …

Coronavirus cases rise towards 10K; Covid-19 hospital figures up 22% in a week
4 years ago

Coronavirus cases rise towards 10K; Covid-19 hospital figures up 22% in a week

NL Times  

The number of new coronavirus infections reported in the Netherlands rose for the third straight day, reaching 9,719 on Thursday. After hospitals in the country admitted nearly three hundred more patients with Covid-19, the number of admitted patients in treatment was 22 percent higher than on Christmas Eve. Data from public health agency RIVM showed that an average of 9,254 …

New coronavirus infections stays above 11,500; Another 317 admitted to hospitals
4 years ago

New coronavirus infections stays above 11,500; Another 317 admitted to hospitals

NL Times  

Health authorities in the Netherlands said on Friday that another 11,550 people tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection, roughly the same as a day earlier. So far this week, 54,636 people have tested positive for the coronavirus infection, about seven percent more than last week, data from health agency RIVM showed. Between Thursday and Friday afternoon, regular care departments …

Coronavirus: Liverpool mass testing missed 60 per cent of cases and didn’t impact on infection rates, report says
4 years ago

Coronavirus: Liverpool mass testing missed 60 per cent of cases and didn’t impact on infection rates, report says

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rapid-result tests used during Liverpool’s much-heralded mass coronavirus testing pilot …

Coronavirus | Study warns of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy
4 years ago

Coronavirus | Study warns of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

The Hindu  

As the country readies to implement its COVID-19 vaccination programme, vaccine hesitancy could be an issue that the government needs to address forthwith. In an online study conducted by Abdul Ghafur, Coordinator of the Chennai Declaration, and infectious diseases consultant at Apollo Hospital, Chennai, among 1424 health professionals, only 45% said they will take the COVID vaccine as soon as …

Hopeful sign: Midwestern states see drop in new virus cases
4 years ago

Hopeful sign: Midwestern states see drop in new virus cases

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We have a vaccine rolling out, but that doesn’t …

More coronavirus cases as testing increases, hospital numbers up by 20%
4 years ago

More coronavirus cases as testing increases, hospital numbers up by 20%

Dutch News  

The number of people testing positive for coronavirus increased by more than 35% in the second week of December, according to the latest update from public health agency RIVM. The RIVM also said on Monday that computer problems meant around 6,000 cases were missing from the daily figures for the last three days. Urgent call NOS reported that prime minister …

Coronavirus cases increased by 27% in first week of December
4 years, 1 month ago

Coronavirus cases increased by 27% in first week of December

Dutch News  

The first week of December brought a ‘worrying rise’ of 27% in the number of coronavirus cases, the public health agency has said. The trend was partly due to an 23.5% increase in testing, but the positive test rate also increased from 11.1% to 11.6% – still well above the World Health Organisation’s benchmark of 5%. In the last week …

US coronavirus cases top 12 million. An expert says spread is now ‘faster’ and ‘broader’ than ever
4 years, 1 month ago

US coronavirus cases top 12 million. An expert says spread is now ‘faster’ and ‘broader’ than ever

CNN  

CNN — The number of US coronavirus cases surpassed 12 million Saturday – an increase of more than 1 million cases in less than a week. Many are traveling for Thanksgiving despite CDC’s recommendation against it The virus is still running unabated in the US and the rate of rising cases is now “dramatically” different from what it was before, …

Here's When You're Most Infectious With Covid-19, With And Without Symptoms
4 years, 1 month ago

Here's When You're Most Infectious With Covid-19, With And Without Symptoms

Huff Post  

People with Covid-19 are most likely to be highly infectious in the first five days after they develop symptoms, a new study confirms, highlighting the need for abrupt isolation. “Our findings are in line with contact tracing studies which suggest the majority of viral transmission events occur very early, and especially within the first five days after symptom onset, indicating …

Screening travelers for symptoms of Covid-19 was ineffective, CDC study says
4 years, 1 month ago

Screening travelers for symptoms of Covid-19 was ineffective, CDC study says

CNN  

CNN — Temperature and symptom-based screening programs don’t help catch coronavirus cases, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a new report that took a closer look at the programs used at US airports until mid-September. In January, the CDC started an enhanced screening program for air passengers arriving from certain countries with widespread transmission of the …

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