More than 11,000 coronavirus cases were confirmed by the public health agency RIVM for the first time since Christmas, but the growth rate is slowing down. Today’s figure of 11,064 is twice as high as a week ago, but over the last seven days cases rose by an average of 445%, according to the RIVM’s figures. Rotterdam’s local health service …
CNN — The high number of holiday travelers during the pandemic has the nation’s top infectious disease expert worried. “I know everyone wants to get back to the time when Christmas was a situation where you could have many, many guests indoors, congregating, having fun together,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, the long-time director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious …
A new strain of coronavirus is 'out of control' in the United Kingdom, its Health Secretary Matt Hancock has warned suggesting that parts of England will be stuck in the new higher tier of Covid-19 restrictions until a vaccine is rolled out. New Covid-19 strain more infectious, but vaccines should still work, says UK UK PM Boris Johnson has said …
The coronavirus outbreak is 'out of control' in Germany as cases and deaths continue to rise after a failed 'lockdown light', Angela Merkel's economy minister said today. After failing to come down significantly during the 'lockdown light', the infection rate has now risen again in Germany, prompting tough new measures over Christmas The death rate has also continued to rise …
Children in Spain and Portugal could find that their Christmas presents this year reflect the coronavirus pandemic as dolls wearing face masks, kits for making personal protection items, and other toys adapted to fit the times fly off shop shelves. Shop manager Adela Haro said the COVID-19-related toys were selling well, while Famosa CEO Marie-Eve Rougeot told Reuters the mask-wearing …
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