Why is coronavirus killing BAME Britons?
4 years, 7 months ago

Why is coronavirus killing BAME Britons?

Al Jazeera  

UK public health inquiry explores whether discrimination is partly to blame. According to the UK’s Office for National Statistics black people are four times more likely to die from COVID-19 than white people. Under growing political pressure, the British government and National Health Service have launched a public health inquiry with initial findings due at the end of May. Research available so far suggests several factors are driving the high infection rates and death toll in socioeconomically disadvantaged groups – bigger households, higher rates of comorbidities such as diabetes and heart disease, large numbers of BAME workers in frontline services, and a lack of information in community languages. On this episode of The Stream, we are joined by: Dr. Frank Chinegwundoh, @frankthedoc1 Consultant Urological Surgeon at Barts Health NHS Trust Dr. Shikta Das, @shikta_das Senior Research Fellow in Epidemiology, University College London Patrick Vernon, @ppvernon Social commentator and Windrush campaigner patrickvernon.org.uk UK: Black Africans dying at much higher rate than white Britons – Al Jazeera Third of critically ill COVID-19 UK patients from BME backgrounds – Al Jazeera

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Covid: Four years after first case in UK, how widespread is coronavirus now?
11 months, 1 week ago

Covid: Four years after first case in UK, how widespread is coronavirus now?

The Independent  

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Fast-spreading new coronavirus strain dubbed ‘variant of interest’
1 year, 4 months ago

Fast-spreading new coronavirus strain dubbed ‘variant of interest’

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 The World Health Organisation has classified a fast-spreading coronavirus strain circulating …

Covid cases in your area as hospitalisations rise by a third before Christmas
2 years ago

Covid cases in your area as hospitalisations rise by a third before Christmas

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. While admissions to intensive care and high dependency units remained relatively low in most regions …

WHO reports 90% drop in world COVID-19 deaths since February
2 years, 2 months ago

WHO reports 90% drop in world COVID-19 deaths since February

LA Times  

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of the World Health Organization says there’s “cause for optimism” as the latest weekly count of worldwide COVID-19 deaths came in around 9,400, nearly 90% below levels seen nine months ago. The head of the World Health Organization on Wednesday said the number of recent COVID-19 deaths has dropped nearly 90% globally compared with nine months ago, …

WHO: COVID-19 deaths fall overall by 9%, infections stable
2 years, 4 months ago

WHO: COVID-19 deaths fall overall by 9%, infections stable

Associated Press  

LONDON — The number of coronavirus deaths fell by 9% in the last week while new cases remained relatively stable, according to the latest weekly pandemic report released by the World Health Organization Wednesday. The U.N. health agency said there were more than 14,000 COVID-19 deaths in the last week and nearly 7 million new infections. The WHO said that …

COVID cases drop 9% globally last week, deaths stable
2 years, 5 months ago

COVID cases drop 9% globally last week, deaths stable

Associated Press  

LONDON — New coronavirus cases fell 9% globally last week while deaths remained stable, according to the latest weekly assessment of the pandemic released Wednesday by the World Health Organization. The U.N. health agency said there were 6.5 million cases reported last week with more than 14,000 deaths. In the U.K., the Office for National Statistics reported last week that …

Covid cases jump by 800,000 in a week
2 years, 5 months ago

Covid cases jump by 800,000 in a week

The Telegraph  

Covid-19 infections in the UK have jumped by nearly 800,000 in a week, with some parts of the country nearing the record levels seen during the spring. This is the highest estimate for total infections since mid-April, but is still below the record of 4.9 million seen at the peak of the omicron BA.2 wave at the end of March. …

COVID deaths in Africa to fall by 94% in 2022: WHO
2 years, 7 months ago

COVID deaths in Africa to fall by 94% in 2022: WHO

Al Jazeera  

Richer countries and southern African nations have had around double the mortality rates of poorer ones in other parts of Africa. Deaths on the African continent from COVID-19 are expected to fall by nearly 94 percent in 2022 compared to last year, the World Health Organization has said, citing its own modelling. “Our latest analysis suggests that estimated deaths in …

Possibility of more COVID variants can’t be avoided but..: WHO
2 years, 8 months ago

Possibility of more COVID variants can’t be avoided but..: WHO

Live Mint  

World Health Organisation has asserted that the acute stage of COVID can be ended this year in case vaccination coverage can be increased and at the same time, measures are taken to stop the spread. More deadly variants may emerge if… Earlier this week, WHO also pointed out that with the virus still circulating, the risk of more deadly variants …

COVID-19 cases and deaths in Africa drop to lowest levels yet, WHO says
2 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19 cases and deaths in Africa drop to lowest levels yet, WHO says

LA Times  

The numbers of coronavirus cases and deaths in Africa have dropped to their lowest levels since the pandemic began, marking the longest decline yet seen in the disease, according to the World Health Organization. In a statement Thursday, the United Nations health agency said coronavirus infections due to the Omicron surge had “tanked” from a peak of more than 308,000 …

Is Covid-19 endemic yet? Experts aren’t so sure
2 years, 8 months ago

Is Covid-19 endemic yet? Experts aren’t so sure

CNN  

This is the weekly edition of CNN’s coronavirus newsletter. “I think we’ve done a huge disservice using the word ‘endemic,’ frankly,” Michael Fraser, executive director of the US Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, told an audience of mostly public health officers during a panel discussion at the 2022 Preparedness Summit in Atlanta on Thursday. “We tend to think …

UK faces fresh wave of infections amid global concerns over XE strain | 5 points
2 years, 9 months ago

UK faces fresh wave of infections amid global concerns over XE strain | 5 points

Hindustan Times  

With new coronavirus strains emerging from different parts of the world, fears have grown of yet another pandemic wave approaching soon. Meanwhile, a renewed surge of Covid-19 infections was reported in Britain, led by the Omicron variant and newly discovered mutant strain XE. Covid-19 infections, due to the highly transmissible Omicron BA.2 variant, have hit a record high in Britain, …

UK hits record COVID-19 levels; nearly 5 million infected
2 years, 9 months ago

UK hits record COVID-19 levels; nearly 5 million infected

The Independent  

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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 …

UK: People with COVID in England won’t need to self-isolate
2 years, 10 months ago

UK: People with COVID in England won’t need to self-isolate

Associated Press  

LONDON — People with COVID-19 won’t be legally required to self-isolate in England starting in the coming week, the U.K. government has announced, as part of a plan for “living with COVID” that is also likely to see testing for the coronavirus scaled back. “We’ve reached a stage where we think you can shift the balance away from state mandation, …

A QUARTER of all Covid 'deaths' are now patients who died WITH the virus
2 years, 11 months ago

A QUARTER of all Covid 'deaths' are now patients who died WITH the virus

Daily Mail  

Covid was not the underlying cause of death in nearly a quarter of virus-related fatalities last week, official figures suggest. It reveals that these levels are falling highlighting how the Omicron variant is less severe Pictured above are the number of Covid patients in hospital and the numbers who were primarily admitted with Covid across England up to January 11 …

Polish scientists find gene that decides how seriously you suffer from Covid, 27% Indians have it
2 years, 11 months ago

Polish scientists find gene that decides how seriously you suffer from Covid, 27% Indians have it

India Today  

Polish scientists have found a gene that they say more than doubles the risk of becoming severely ill with Covid-19, a discovery they hope could help doctors identify people who are most at risk from the disease. With vaccine hesitancy a major factor behind high coronavirus death rates in central and eastern Europe, researchers hope that identifying those at greatest …

West witnessing worrying Omicron-driven Covid surge. Death rate is silver lining
3 years ago

West witnessing worrying Omicron-driven Covid surge. Death rate is silver lining

Hindustan Times  

The record daily case of coronavirus disease in the United States this week has caused fresh concerns about the Omicron variant as it continues to spread rapidly across the globe. The United Kingdom, France and the US have been witnessing an exponential surge in Covid-19 cases, with Britain reporting over 2,200 daily cases per million people. In January 2021, when …

As Europe virus cases surge, UK plows on with its new normal
3 years, 1 month ago

As Europe virus cases surge, UK plows on with its new normal

Associated Press  

LONDON — The bars are shut in Vienna, and the Christmas market is empty in Munich, as several European nations tighten up or even lock down to combat a spike in coronavirus infections. But while Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned that a “blizzard from the east” could still ruin Britain’s Christmas, many scientists say the wind is now blowing …

‘Serious concern’ as South Africa detects new coronavirus variant
3 years, 1 month ago

‘Serious concern’ as South Africa detects new coronavirus variant

Al Jazeera  

South African Health Minister Joe Phaahla says the variant is behind an ‘exponential’ increase in COVID infections. “Unfortunately we have detected a new variant which is a reason for concern in South Africa,” Tulio de Oliveira, from the Network for Genomic Surveillance in South Africa, told a news conference. Health Minister Joe Phaahla said the variant was of “serious concern” …

Coronavirus cases are declining everywhere except Europe, WHO says
3 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus cases are declining everywhere except Europe, WHO says

LA Times  

A woman lights a candle to commemorate victims of the COVD-19 pandemic at Prague Castle in the Czech Republic. The World Health Organization reported Wednesday that COVID-19 deaths rose by 10% in Europe in the past week, making it the only region in the world where coronavirus cases and fatalities are both steadily increasing. In its weekly report on the …

The COVID-19 pandemic has now killed 5 million people around the world
3 years, 2 months ago

The COVID-19 pandemic has now killed 5 million people around the world

NPR  

The COVID-19 pandemic has now killed 5 million people around the world Enlarge this image toggle caption Patrick Semansky/AP Patrick Semansky/AP Global deaths from COVID-19 have now surpassed 5 million, according to the data released Monday from Johns Hopkins University's coronavirus tracker. Europe and Southeast Asia report a surge in cases Enlarge this image toggle caption Pavel Golovkin/AP Pavel Golovkin/AP …

WHO: Europe had most COVID-19 cases, deaths over last week
3 years, 2 months ago

WHO: Europe had most COVID-19 cases, deaths over last week

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Europe stood out as the only major region worldwide to report an increase in both coronavirus cases and deaths over the last week, with double-digit percentage increases in each, the U.N. health agency said Wednesday. The World Health Organization said new COVID-19 cases in its 53-country European region, which stretches as far east as former Soviet republics in …

UK's daily Covid cases rise 5% in a week to 37,960
3 years, 3 months ago

UK's daily Covid cases rise 5% in a week to 37,960

Daily Mail  

Britain's daily Covid cases have risen by 5.2 per cent on last week while deaths have dropped by almost a fifth, official figures revealed today. Data showed 10 to 14-year-olds had the highest infection rate over the week to September 21, the latest available, followed by 15 to 19-year-olds and 5 to 9-year-olds The above graph shows the week-on-week percentage …

United Kingdom counts on vaccines, ‘common sense’ to keep coronavirus at bay
3 years, 3 months ago

United Kingdom counts on vaccines, ‘common sense’ to keep coronavirus at bay

India TV News  

Britons are encouraged these days- though in most cases not required- to wear face coverings in crowded indoor spaces. For critics, that image encapsulates the flaw in the government’s strategy, which has abandoned most pandemic restrictions and is banking on voluntary restraint and a high vaccination rate to curb the spread of the coronavirus. “The story of this government in …

COVID: United Kingdom records highest daily death toll since March
3 years, 4 months ago

COVID: United Kingdom records highest daily death toll since March

India TV News  

Britain has reported another 174 coronavirus-related deaths, the highest number of fatalities recorded in one day since 175 were recorded on March 12, according to official figures. Another 30,838 people in Britain have tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 6,555,200, Xinhua reported. Meanwhile, data from the Office of National Statistics showed …

WHO: 4 million new coronavirus cases reported globally
3 years, 5 months ago

WHO: 4 million new coronavirus cases reported globally

India TV News  

There were more than 4 million new COVID-19 cases reported globally in the last week, driven mostly by spikes in the Middle East and Asia. In the last week, the highest numbers of coronavirus cases were reported by the U.S., India, Indonesia, Brazil and Iran. After nearly a month of rising cases, WHO said the European region reported a 9% …

UK records over 10,000 virus cases for first time since Feb
3 years, 6 months ago

UK records over 10,000 virus cases for first time since Feb

Associated Press  

LONDON — The U.K.'s latest surge in coronavirus infections gathered pace Thursday with new confirmed cases rising above 10,000 for the first time in nearly four months as a result of the spread of the more contagious delta variant. The government’s chief medical adviser, Professor Chris Whitty, said the height of the current surge is “still uncertain” but that it …

Over 10,000 Covid cases reported in UK for first time since February
3 years, 6 months ago

Over 10,000 Covid cases reported in UK for first time since February

India Today  

The UK's latest surge in coronavirus infections gathered pace on Thursday with new confirmed cases rising above 10,000 for the first time in nearly four months as a result of the spread of the more contagious delta variant. The government's chief medical adviser, Professor Chris Whitty, said the height of the current surge is “still uncertain” but that it “will …

75% of UK's new Covid cases due to variant prevalent in India; strain found in 53 nations
3 years, 7 months ago

75% of UK's new Covid cases due to variant prevalent in India; strain found in 53 nations

India Today  

The B.1.617.2 coronavirus variant, which has caused large-scale devastation in India and was first detected in the country, is now responsible for a majority of the fresh Covid cases reported in Britain. Britain has seen a total of nearly 7,000 Covid cases caused by the B.1.617.2 coronavirus variant of concern first identified in India, more than double the previous total, …

UK variant could be behind current Covid-19 surge in Delhi, says NCDC chief
3 years, 8 months ago

UK variant could be behind current Covid-19 surge in Delhi, says NCDC chief

Hindustan Times  

The current wave of the coronavirus pandemic in Delhi could have been fuelled by the UK variant as its prevalence in genomes sequenced nearly doubled from the second to the last week of March, Sujeet Singh, director of the National Centre for Disease Control, said on Friday. In Delhi, there are primarily two types of variants -- B.1.617 and the …

Worldwide COVID-19 death toll tops a staggering 3 million
3 years, 8 months ago

Worldwide COVID-19 death toll tops a staggering 3 million

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — The global death toll from the coronavirus topped a staggering 3 million people Saturday amid repeated setbacks in the worldwide vaccination campaign and a deepening crisis in places such as Brazil, India and France. While the campaigns in the U.S. and Britain have hit their stride and people and businesses there are beginning to contemplate life …

Covid-19 Deaths in Europe Pass 9,00,000, Tally Makes Region Deadliest Ahead of Latin America, US
3 years, 9 months ago

Covid-19 Deaths in Europe Pass 9,00,000, Tally Makes Region Deadliest Ahead of Latin America, US

News 18  

The number of deaths from Covid-19 across Europe passed 9,00,000 on Tuesday, according to an AFP tally of official figures provided by health authorities. As of 0845 GMT, the 52 countries and territories of the region — which includes Russia and Turkey — had officially registered 9,00,185 coronavirus deaths since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019, out of …

How dangerous are the new COVID variants?
3 years, 9 months ago

How dangerous are the new COVID variants?

Al Jazeera  

Dr Khan explains what we know about variants from Brazil, South Africa and the UK, plus a possible new one in Nigeria; and tells us how he has taken up the fight against misinformation about the COVID vaccine on the internet. Within weeks of identifying the new variant, Manaus saw cases begin to surge exponentially, including in people who had …

COVID-19 deaths falling but Americans ‘must remain vigilant’
3 years, 9 months ago

COVID-19 deaths falling but Americans ‘must remain vigilant’

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — U.S. deaths from COVID-19 are falling again as the nation continues to recover from the devastating winter surge, a trend that experts are cautiously hopeful will accelerate as more vulnerable people are vaccinated. “I am encouraged by these data but we must remain vigilant,” Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said …

Florida's COVID paradox: Cases PLUNGE despite prevalence of the UK variant
3 years, 9 months ago

Florida's COVID paradox: Cases PLUNGE despite prevalence of the UK variant

Daily Mail  

Experts are surprised but cautiously optimistic as new coronavirus cases in Florida continue to fall despite the high prevalence of the UK 'super COVID' variant there, suggesting that the U.S. may escape a new surge fueled by viral mutations. Florida now leads the nation in confirmed cases of the B117 variant, which now account for an estimated half of all …

Opinion: Where the scariest Covid-19 story is playing out
3 years, 9 months ago

Opinion: Where the scariest Covid-19 story is playing out

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Kent Sepkowitz is a CNN medical analyst and a physician and infection control expert at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. CNN — Right now, a year into the pandemic, the scariest Covid-19 story is not in Texas, where the gloomy governor is still pretending he can ignore the pandemic into oblivion. Social psychologist types, particularly …

BAME communities are being put at risk by UK's 'colour-blind' Covid vaccine strategy, experts warn
3 years, 10 months ago

BAME communities are being put at risk by UK's 'colour-blind' Covid vaccine strategy, experts warn

Daily Mail  

Black and ethnic minority people are being put at risk by the UK's 'colour-blind' Covid vaccination strategy, experts warned today. Studies show Covid death rates are highest in BAME communities, which experts say is because ethnic minorities are more likely to get infected in the first place because they live in deprived areas, use public transport, work public-facing jobs and …

COVID: UK variant up to 100 percent more deadly, study finds
3 years, 10 months ago

COVID: UK variant up to 100 percent more deadly, study finds

Al Jazeera  

Research reveals the B.1.1.7 strain of the novel coronavirus is significantly more lethal than earlier variants. In a study that compared death rates among people in the UK infected with the variant known as B.1.1.7 with those infected with other strains, scientists said the new strain had “significantly higher” mortality. Published in the British Medical Journal on Wednesday, the UK …

Bengal reports 3 cases of UK's COVID-19 strain, one of Brazilian variant
3 years, 10 months ago

Bengal reports 3 cases of UK's COVID-19 strain, one of Brazilian variant

India TV News  

Three persons in West Bengal were on Saturday detected with UK's new COVID-19 strain, and one with the Brazilian variant of the coronavirus, prompting the administration to take strict precautionary measures, a senior official of the health department said. The toll mounted to 10,277 with two more fatalities -- one in North 24 Parganas and the other in Howrah -- …

UK coronavirus variant spreading rapidly around the world likely emerged from a single infection
3 years, 10 months ago

UK coronavirus variant spreading rapidly around the world likely emerged from a single infection

ABC  

Like every other virus before it, SARS-CoV-2 has only one goal: to survive. "We were really surprised, actually, we looked at this and said, 'Wow, look, look how many mutations this virus has got, and look where they are, there's so many in the spike protein'." "That's the protein that we're most interested in, in terms of understanding the efficacy …

Coronavirus | UK's mutating variant a concern as it might undermine vaccines, says scientist
3 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus | UK's mutating variant a concern as it might undermine vaccines, says scientist

The Hindu  

The coronavirus variant first found in the British region of Kent is a concern because it is mutating and so could undermine the protection given by vaccines against developing COVID-19, the head of the UK's genetic surveillance programme said. "What's concerning about this is that the 1.1.7 variant that we have had circulating for some weeks and months is beginning …

Why Scientists Think UK Variant of Coronavirus Could be Deadlier, More Transmissible
3 years, 11 months ago

Why Scientists Think UK Variant of Coronavirus Could be Deadlier, More Transmissible

News 18  

The announcement that the coronavirus strain sweeping Britain could be more deadly as well as more transmissible has raised fresh concerns about the variant that has spread to dozens of countries. Based on these analyses, NERVTAG said there was “a realistic possibility” that infection with the new variant is associated with an increased risk of death compared with previously circulating …

Risk of death from Covid variant is ‘statistically significant’ warn experts
3 years, 11 months ago

Risk of death from Covid variant is ‘statistically significant’ warn experts

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. But at the weekend Public Health England medical director Dr Yvonne Doyle said it was …

UK now has highest Covid death rate in the world
3 years, 11 months ago

UK now has highest Covid death rate in the world

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. The weekend’s figures tend to be lower due to a lag in reporting, meaning the …

CDC reviewing new data that suggests coronavirus variant identified in UK could be more deadly
3 years, 11 months ago

CDC reviewing new data that suggests coronavirus variant identified in UK could be more deadly

CNN  

CNN — Scientists at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are speaking with UK health officials to learn more about British data that suggests a new coronavirus variant could be more deadly. A UK report released Friday states there is “a realistic possibility” that the new variant has a higher death rate than other variants. While the data …

Covid news: Latest updates as R number falls across UK
3 years, 11 months ago

Covid news: Latest updates as R number falls across UK

The Independent  

People with Covid could be paid £500 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 Boris Johnson has …

UK chief scientist says new virus variant may be more deadly
3 years, 11 months ago

UK chief scientist says new virus variant may be more deadly

Associated Press  

LONDON — There is some evidence that a new coronavirus variant first identified in southeast England carries a higher risk of death.than the original strain, the British government’s chief scientific adviser said Friday -- though he stressed that the data is uncertain Patrick Vallance told a news conference that “there is evidence that there is an increased risk for those …

Coronavirus update: Latest Covid-19 vaccine and world news
3 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus update: Latest Covid-19 vaccine and world news

CNN  

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a coronavirus press conference at 10 Downing Street on January 22, in London. Leon Neal/Getty Images The coronavirus variant first identified in the UK “may be associated with a higher degree of mortality” in infected patients, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday during a news briefing at Downing Street. “I must tell …

Britain now has the highest daily Covid death rate in the world
3 years, 11 months ago

Britain now has the highest daily Covid death rate in the world

Daily Mail  

The UK now has the highest coronavirus death rate in the world, shocking data has revealed. Statistics compiled by the Oxford University-based research platform Our World in Data shows no other country currently has a higher death rate per capita. The US and Canada have counted 407,090 altogether and saw fatalities rise by 20 per cent last week at 869 …

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