Students returning home for Christmas caused thousands of Covid infections, study suggests
3 years, 11 months ago

Students returning home for Christmas caused thousands of Covid infections, study suggests

The Independent  

The return of university students to their homes over Christmas may have caused thousands of extra coronavirus infections, modelling suggests. Mathematicians at Cardiff University found that coronavirus-infected students returning home from university over the festive period would, on average, have infected approximately one other household member with the virus. Professor Paul Harper, who worked on the study, said: “With the potential movement of over 1 million UK students for the Christmas vacation, even a modest 1 per cent infection level would equate to 9,400 new secondary household cases across the country.” However, those infections could have led to many more Covid cases, the research team acknowledged, as the study did not consider transmission to the students’ wider home communities or include the impact of the journey home. The Department for Education said at the time that universities would be offered testing facilities to give students two lateral flow tests – which turn results around within the hour – three days apart. Jonathan Deeks, professor of biostatistics at the University of Birmingham, said researchers estimated that about 60 coronavirus cases were missed among students at the university who were tested before returning home for Christmas.

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Christmas Covid infections spiked to highest level since summer
1 year, 11 months ago

Christmas Covid infections spiked to highest level since summer

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. Just shy of 6,000 people entered English hospitals with coronavirus in the week to 2 …

Dutch Covid infections fall 22% to lowest point in 4 weeks; Hospital total declining
2 years, 2 months ago

Dutch Covid infections fall 22% to lowest point in 4 weeks; Hospital total declining

NL Times  

The number of new coronavirus infections diagnosed in the Netherlands over the past seven days fell to the lowest point in four weeks, the Dutch public health institute RIVM said on Tuesday. Also, during the last calendar week, 5 percent of people surveyed by the RIVM reported having symptoms of Covid-19, down from 5.4 percent the previous week. Covid hospital …

Coronavirus Today: Will COVID-19 take a summer vacation?
2 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus Today: Will COVID-19 take a summer vacation?

LA Times  

I’m Karen Kaplan, and it’s Tuesday, June 14. Clearing the air in schools While we’re on the topic of schools and COVID-19, let’s look at one of the pandemic’s potential silver linings — cleaner classroom air. “We haven’t had that amount of money coming from the federal government for school facilities for the last hundred years,” Anisa Heming, director of …

About 350 Covid-19 patients in hospitals; Only 1,400 tested daily for coronavirus
2 years, 6 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 425 Covid-19 patients in hospitals; Infection average drops to 46-week low
2 years, 7 months ago

Fewer than 425 Covid-19 patients in hospitals; Infection average drops to 46-week low

NL Times  

Hospitals in the Netherlands were treating 424 patients with Covid-19 on Tuesday, according to the LCPS. Sewage surveillance showed a 15.7 percent decrease in coronavirus viral load found in sewer water during the second week of May when compared to the start of the month. Similarly, the number of people tested for the infection by the GGD also fell by …

CDC estimates 3 in 4 kids have had coronavirus infections
2 years, 7 months ago

CDC estimates 3 in 4 kids have had coronavirus infections

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Three out of every four U.S. children have been infected with the coronavirus and more than half of all Americans had signs of previous infections, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers estimated in a report Tuesday. CDC officials say they plan to release a study soon that estimates that in recent months there were three infections …

Coronavirus hospitalisations, IC admissions and deaths continue to decline
2 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus hospitalisations, IC admissions and deaths continue to decline

Dutch News  

The number of people hospitalised because of coronavirus in the past week was again down sharply, according to the latest figures from public health institute RIVM. The number of people admitted to intensive care has also gone down, from 72 a week ago to 50 in the past seven days. Dutch testing policy has now changed and people who test …

Coronavirus hospitalisations, IC admissions and deaths continue to decline
2 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus hospitalisations, IC admissions and deaths continue to decline

Dutch News  

The number of people hospitalised because of coronavirus in the past week was again down sharply, according to the latest figures from public health institute RIVM. The number of people admitted to intensive care has also gone down, from 72 a week ago to 50 in the past seven days. Dutch testing policy has now changed and people who test …

Coronavirus hospital cases up by 16%, infections double in over-75s
2 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus hospital cases up by 16%, infections double in over-75s

Dutch News  

Coronavirus hospital admissions went up by 16% in the second week of March, reaching their highest level since mid-December, according to the RIVM’s latest weekly update. A total of 1,535 patients were admitted in the last seven days, while 91 people were taken to intensive care, a slight increase from last week’s figure of 86. The number of confirmed infections …

Coronavirus hospital cases up by 16%, infections double in over-75s
2 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus hospital cases up by 16%, infections double in over-75s

Dutch News  

Coronavirus hospital admissions went up by 16% in the second week of March, reaching their highest level since mid-December, according to the RIVM’s latest weekly update. A total of 1,535 patients were admitted in the last seven days, while 91 people were taken to intensive care, a slight increase from last week’s figure of 86. The number of confirmed infections …

Covid-19 infections above pre-Christmas levels – but falling in England
2 years, 10 months ago

Covid-19 infections above pre-Christmas levels – but falling in England

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. It comes as Transport for London dropped a mandatory face mask rule for buses …

School coronavirus cases down 70% in L.A. County since start of spring term
2 years, 10 months ago

School coronavirus cases down 70% in L.A. County since start of spring term

LA Times  

Laura Duggan, right, a school office assistant, takes a coronavirus test at Wright Middle School in Calabasas in the fall — before the Omicron surge. Coronavirus infections have declined about 70% since the start of the spring semester among students in L.A. County, but overall rates remain significantly higher than they were before the current surge. For the week beginning …

Coronavirus cases double in children, hospital admissions up by 15%
2 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus cases double in children, hospital admissions up by 15%

Dutch News  

Coronavirus infections more than doubled in school-age children as one person in 50 tested positive for the virus in the last week, according to the latest weekly bulletin by the RIVM. The official figure of 361,120 – a 51% increase since last week – is incomplete because an estimated 60,000 tests are still waiting to be analysed, the public health …

Coronavirus cases double in children, hospital admissions up by 15%
2 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus cases double in children, hospital admissions up by 15%

Dutch News  

Coronavirus infections more than doubled in school-age children as one person in 50 tested positive for the virus in the last week, according to the latest weekly bulletin by the RIVM. The official figure of 361,120 – a 51% increase since last week – is incomplete because an estimated 60,000 tests are still waiting to be analysed, the public health …

L.A. schools see coronavirus rates decline; student attendance improves amid record surge
2 years, 11 months ago

L.A. schools see coronavirus rates decline; student attendance improves amid record surge

LA Times  

Seventh- and eighth-grade students in advanced engineering at Olive Vista Middle School in Sylmar on the first day back in January after winter break. Many students who tested positive in the week before school could be back in class — as could some students who were being held at home last week by worried parents. The school’s administrative team is …

Coronavirus cases up by 21% but hospital admissions still falling
2 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus cases up by 21% but hospital admissions still falling

Dutch News  

Coronavirus infections in school-age children more than doubled in the week after schools reopened following the Christmas holidays. The total number of infections was up by 21% in the second week of January, far lower than the previous week’s 77% increase, but the trend was much stronger in younger age groups. In total 242,961 people tested positive in the seven …

Coronavirus haunting the medicos of KMC, 42 medicos tested +ve for Covid
2 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus haunting the medicos of KMC, 42 medicos tested +ve for Covid

Deccan Chronicle  

Hanamkonda: For the past four days, coronavirus is haunting the medical students of Kakatiya Medical College by infecting as many as 42 members so far, which included professors and the principal of the college in the district. On Sunday five students tested positive and on Monday seven more did so, of which four were medical students, two professors and one …

Coronavirus cases surge in under-30s, one in seven have been infected before
2 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus cases surge in under-30s, one in seven have been infected before

Dutch News  

More than 200,000 people tested positive for coronavirus in the first full week of January, a record figure and 77% higher than the previous week. The latest weekly bulletin from the public health agency RIVM shows the Omicron variant causing a surge in infections, but hospital admissions are continuing to decline steadily. More than one in three tests was positive, …

COVID-19 Cluster Grips College Hostels: 67 Students From MIT, 27 From Stanley MC Test Positive For Virus
2 years, 11 months ago

COVID-19 Cluster Grips College Hostels: 67 Students From MIT, 27 From Stanley MC Test Positive For Virus

ABP News  

Chennai: As novel coronavirus cases spike in Tamil Nadu, new clusters are gripping colleges hostels in Tamil Nadu. The three clusters emerged from Stanley Medical College Hospital, Madras Christian College in Chennai and MIT in Chromepet near Chennai. According to a report on Times of India, 27 students of Stanley Medical College Hospital tested positive for the virus on Wednesday. …

Coronavirus rules unlikely to be relaxed significantly, OMT member warns
2 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus rules unlikely to be relaxed significantly, OMT member warns

Dutch News  

A key government advisor has told a television current affairs show that people should not expect the current coronavirus measures to be lifted significantly when they are reassessed next week. Speaking on Nieuwsuur, infectious diseases expert and Outbreak Management Team member Marc Bonten said that the presence of the Omicron variant of coronavirus requires caution and that people ‘should not …

Coronavirus rules unlikely to be relaxed significantly, OMT member warns
2 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus rules unlikely to be relaxed significantly, OMT member warns

Dutch News  

A key government advisor has told a television current affairs show that people should not expect the current coronavirus measures to be lifted significantly when they are reassessed next week. Speaking on Nieuwsuur, infectious diseases expert and Outbreak Management Team member Marc Bonten said that the presence of the Omicron variant of coronavirus requires caution and that people ‘should not …

It’s March 2020 COVID deja vu for college students as new term begins
2 years, 11 months ago

It’s March 2020 COVID deja vu for college students as new term begins

LA Times  

The start of 2022 at the University of California feels like March 2020 deja vu for some students. Most campuses started the winter quarter Monday with two weeks of remote classes — a decision announced days before Christmas as Omicron cases prompted new warnings for caution from health experts and public officials. “If I’m honest, I’m concerned that I won’t …

26 students test positive for Covid-19 at residential school in Odisha's Mayurbhanj
3 years ago

26 students test positive for Covid-19 at residential school in Odisha's Mayurbhanj

India Today  

As many as 26 students of Chamakpur Tribal Residential Girls’ School in Thakurmunda in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district have tested positive for coronavirus, according to the district administration. The school premises is being sanitised twice daily after 26 students tested positive for coronavirus. Some of the students showed symptoms of cold and cough and reportedly fell ill on Thursday, following which …

12 students of Jaipur private school test positive for Covid
3 years, 1 month ago

12 students of Jaipur private school test positive for Covid

India TV News  

Highlights 12 students of Jaishree Periwal International School tested positive for the coronavirus. As many as 12 students of a private school have tested positive for Covid-19 here on Tuesday, triggering worries among the parents. On Tuesday, 12 students of Jaishree Periwal International School tested positive for the virus. A school official said that a student who had come from …

Record number of coronavirus cases per day, hospital admissions 'rising fast'
3 years, 1 month ago

Record number of coronavirus cases per day, hospital admissions 'rising fast'

Dutch News  

More than 19,000 people were reported to have tested positive for coronavirus in the Netherlands in the last 24 hours, breaking the previous daily record by almost 3,000. Latest figures from the public health agency RIVM also showed 19.2% of all tests had a positive result, itself a record, while the seven-day average figure climbed to 14,499. If people can’t …

Record number of coronavirus cases per day, hospital admissions 'rising fast'
3 years, 1 month ago

Record number of coronavirus cases per day, hospital admissions 'rising fast'

Dutch News  

More than 19,000 people were reported to have tested positive for coronavirus in the Netherlands in the last 24 hours, breaking the previous daily record by almost 3,000. Latest figures from the public health agency RIVM also showed 19.2% of all tests had a positive result, itself a record, while the seven-day average figure climbed to 14,499. If people can’t …

ACT records nine new COVID-19 cases as more students return to campus
3 years, 2 months ago

ACT records nine new COVID-19 cases as more students return to campus

ABC  

The ACT has recorded nine new cases of COVID-19, with 88 per cent of Canberrans aged 12 and over now fully vaccinated. Key points: After months of remote learning, thousands of school students have returned to campus in Canberra today After months of remote learning, thousands of school students have returned to campus in Canberra today ACT Education Minister Yvette …

Coronavirus infection rate rises 44% in a week, hospital admissions up too
3 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus infection rate rises 44% in a week, hospital admissions up too

Dutch News  

The number of positive coronavirus tests continues to rise, with the total hitting 25,751 in the past seven days, the public health institute RIVM said in its latest weekly update on Tuesday. The rise, up 44% week on week, is due to both the scrapping of most preventative rules three weeks ago, and seasonal affects, the RIVM said. The number …

English school return spurred Covid in children, but cases fell in adults: Study
3 years, 2 months ago

English school return spurred Covid in children, but cases fell in adults: Study

Live Mint  

Covid-19 infections in children in England rose in September after schools returned from summer holidays, helping to keep cases high even as there was a fall among adults, a large prevalence study showed on Thursday. "Prevalence was high and increasing in school aged children during September," Paul Elliott, director of the study, told reporters, adding that increased vaccination uptake in …

Students using Covid self tests, but following other rules getting harder
3 years, 3 months ago

Students using Covid self tests, but following other rules getting harder

NL Times  

People are finding it increasingly difficult to adhere to the coronavirus measures that are still in place. The respondents also indicated that they support the current coronavirus policy less, people are tested less often at the GGD if they have symptoms, and they more often opt for a self-test. "When the numbers fell rapidly at the beginning of the summer, …

Primary schools no longer have to send entire class home after Covid infection
3 years, 3 months ago

Primary schools no longer have to send entire class home after Covid infection

NL Times  

If a child in primary education turns out to have the coronavirus, their whole class no longer has to go home from Monday. However the council, which represents primary schools in the Netherlands, emphasized that schools must receive proper guidance from the GGD in determining who should and should not go home after an infection in the classroom. Over the …

Fewer coronavirus patients taken to hospital last week, positive tests up 2%
3 years, 3 months ago

Fewer coronavirus patients taken to hospital last week, positive tests up 2%

Dutch News  

The number of patients admitted to hospital with coronavirus declined by 9.3% in the first week of September, according to the latest weekly report by the RIVM. The number of positive tests increased by 1.7% to 17,890, which translates to an infection rate of 104 per 100,000 people. In the last week 388 patients were taken to hospital with coronavirus, …

Fewer coronavirus patients taken to hospital last week, positive tests up 2%
3 years, 3 months ago

Fewer coronavirus patients taken to hospital last week, positive tests up 2%

Dutch News  

The number of patients admitted to hospital with coronavirus declined by 9.3% in the first week of September, according to the latest weekly report by the RIVM. The number of positive tests increased by 1.7% to 17,890, which translates to an infection rate of 104 per 100,000 people. In the last week 388 patients were taken to hospital with coronavirus, …

Schools again a hotbed for coronavirus immediately after summer break
3 years, 3 months ago

Schools again a hotbed for coronavirus immediately after summer break

NL Times  

Now that schools are open again throughout the country, they have immediately become an active place for the coronavirus to spread. One in eight coronavirus infections last week, 12.5 percent, was contracted at an education or childcare facility. In The Hague and the surrounding area, 34 primary school classes were sent home in that first week, the local branch of …

Don't send home entire class after positive Covid test, experts say
3 years, 3 months ago

Don't send home entire class after positive Covid test, experts say

Dutch News  

Government health advisors are recommending that primary schools do not send home entire classes if one pupil tests positive for coronavirus, Trouw reported on Monday. However, Trouw says, the Outbreak Management Team which advises the government on dealing with the pandemic, is recommending that only pupils who have ‘close contact’ with the affected child be sent home. The current rule …

Don’t send school classes home over one coronavirus infection, says outbreak expert
3 years, 3 months ago

Don’t send school classes home over one coronavirus infection, says outbreak expert

NL Times  

The Outbreak Management Team advised the Ministry of Health to relax the coronavirus measures for primary education as of September 20. This new school year, the rule still applied that an entire classroom must stay home if one child tested positive for the coronavirus. The OMT stated that the Cabinet can responsibly announce around September 20 that from now on …

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 …

Coronavirus cases lead to missed school days for 6,500 LAUSD students during first week
3 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus cases lead to missed school days for 6,500 LAUSD students during first week

LA Times  

The Los Angeles Unified School District released coronavirus testing results for the first week of school. Coronavirus cases resulted in 6,500 students missing one or more days during the first week of school in the Los Angeles Unified School District as officials responded to early results from the largest school-based coronavirus testing effort in the nation. The district also released …

Decline in coronavirus cases slows down, positive test rate up
3 years, 4 months ago

Decline in coronavirus cases slows down, positive test rate up

Dutch News  

Coronavirus cases fell by 8% in the second week of August, but the percentage of all tests that were positive was up, according to the latest weekly update by the RIVM. The infection rate per week dropped from 103 to 98 per 100,000 people, but the number of tests taken decreased by 15%. The positive test rate was 14.6%, compared …

Decline in coronavirus cases slows down, positive test rate up
3 years, 4 months ago

Decline in coronavirus cases slows down, positive test rate up

Dutch News  

Coronavirus cases fell by 8% in the second week of August, but the percentage of all tests that were positive was up, according to the latest weekly update by the RIVM. The infection rate per week dropped from 103 to 98 per 100,000 people, but the number of tests taken decreased by 15%. The positive test rate was 14.6%, compared …

Class of 2020: 'The reality of being at university during Covid– and what this year's freshers should know'
3 years, 4 months ago

Class of 2020: 'The reality of being at university during Covid– and what this year's freshers should know'

The Telegraph  

Looking back, it was never going to be a normal start for first year students. As soon as term began last September, almost 2,000 freshers at Manchester Metropolitan University were ordered to self-isolate after hundreds tested positive for coronavirus. Things were tense, and on Nov 5, the first day of England’s second national lockdown, thousands of students at Manchester University …

Coronavirus cases double in a week, 60% of infections in under-25s
3 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus cases double in a week, 60% of infections in under-25s

Dutch News  

The number of positive coronavirus tests has doubled in the week since the government scrapped most of its preventive measures, including the face mask mandate and restrictions on bars, restaurants and nightclubs. Latest figures from the public health agency RIVM show 8,541 people tested positive in the week to July 6 compared to 4,208 the previous week, an increase of …

Coronavirus cases double in a week, 60% of infections in under-25s
3 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus cases double in a week, 60% of infections in under-25s

Dutch News  

The number of positive coronavirus tests has doubled in the week since the government scrapped most of its preventive measures, including the face mask mandate and restrictions on bars, restaurants and nightclubs. Latest figures from the public health agency RIVM show 8,541 people tested positive in the week to July 6 compared to 4,208 the previous week, an increase of …

Coronavirus infections doubled last week; 15-24 year olds represent majority of new cases
3 years, 5 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, …

Concern post-exam holidays could drive up corona infections
3 years, 6 months ago

Concern post-exam holidays could drive up corona infections

Dutch News  

More than 200 Dutch teenagers have tested positive for coronavirus after coming back from post-exam celebrations in resorts such as Mallorca, the RIVM has confirmed. The public health agency is concerned that travel to other European countries could trigger a new wave of infections, as happened last year when a surge in cases in Spain and the south of France …

Dozens of A'dam high schoolers returned from Mallorca vacation with Covid
3 years, 6 months ago

Dozens of A'dam high schoolers returned from Mallorca vacation with Covid

NL Times  

Dozens of high school students in Amsterdam were infected with the coronavirus while on their final exam trips to Mallorca in Spain. Nationwide, over 200 teenagers between 15 and 19 tested positive for the coronavirus after their exam trips in Spain or Portugal, public health institute RIVM said on Tuesday. "We sent a letter to all secondary schools asking them …

Coronavirus hospital numbers down by 40% in a week: 'vaccines working'
3 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus hospital numbers down by 40% in a week: 'vaccines working'

Dutch News  

Hospital admissions for coronavirus declined by more than 40% in the last week in what the public health agency RIVM said was further proof that the vaccines were bringing down serious infections. The latest weekly bulletin shows 533 people were admitted to hospital in the last week of April, of whom 112 were taken into intensive care. The number of …

Coronavirus hospital numbers down by 40% in a week: 'vaccines working'
3 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus hospital numbers down by 40% in a week: 'vaccines working'

Dutch News  

Hospital admissions for coronavirus declined by more than 40% in the last week in what the public health agency RIVM said was further proof that the vaccines were bringing down serious infections. The latest weekly bulletin shows 533 people were admitted to hospital in the last week of April, of whom 112 were taken into intensive care. The number of …

Coronavirus infections and hospital admissions drop by more than 20%
3 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus infections and hospital admissions drop by more than 20%

Dutch News  

Coronavirus infections and hospital cases fell by more than 20% in the last week, the most significant decline since the start of February. During the week 1,152 people were admitted to hospital with coronavirus infections, 21% fewer than the previous week, while intensive care admissions were down by 23.6% at 239. The public health agency RIVM’s weekly bulletin also reported …

Coronavirus infections and hospital admissions drop by more than 20%
3 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus infections and hospital admissions drop by more than 20%

Dutch News  

Coronavirus infections and hospital cases fell by more than 20% in the last week, the most significant decline since the start of February. During the week 1,152 people were admitted to hospital with coronavirus infections, 21% fewer than the previous week, while intensive care admissions were down by 23.6% at 239. The public health agency RIVM’s weekly bulletin also reported …

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