All passengers on board two Air Transat flights from Haiti to Montreal have potentially been exposed to COVID-19, the Toronto Sun reported. Passengers seated in "all rows" have been notified by the Canadian government's exposure tracking system that they need…
Read MoreCovid infections from abroad lower than one in 1,000 in December, says Grant Shapps
The transport secretary has revealed less than one in 1,000 of the Covid infections recorded in England during December were brought in from abroad. Grant Shapps told BBC’s Today show that the figures for last month showed “less than one-10th…
Read MoreCovid 19 coronavirus: Man climbed Rotorua managed isolation facility fence, taken to hospital
A man has been taken to hospital after attempting to scale a fence at Rotorua’s Ibis Hotel managed isolation facility last night. About 11.30pm, police and managed isolation security saw a person scaling a 1.8-metre fence into the exercise area…
Read MoreCovid 19 coronavirus: ‘New storm’ brewing as battered Europe extends lockdowns
European leaders are extending their lockdowns as Covid-19 ravages the region with vaccine rollouts not expected to help for months. The UK mutant strain of coronavirus is tearing through the continent and health systems are struggling to cope with the…
Read MoreIreland has world’s highest Covid infection rate
Ireland has the highest rate of new Covid-19 cases of any country in the world, according to figures published by Our World in Data. The Emerald Isle had 1,228.66 new cases per million people on 11 January, putting it ahead…
Read MoreCovid 19 coronavirus immunity: how long does it last?
Millions of people across the world have been infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. Countries are also now embarking on massive vaccination campaigns to control the virus and protect their most vulnerable citizens. One of the biggest questions…
Read MoreCovid 19 coronavirus: Gorillas test positive for virus at San Diego Zoo
Several gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park have tested positive for the coronavirus in what is believed to be the first known cases among such primates in the United States and possibly the world. The park’s executive director,…
Read MoreCovid 19 coronavirus: Some survivors haunted by loss of smell and taste
As the coronavirus claims more victims, a once-rare diagnosis is receiving new attention from scientists, who fear it may affect nutrition and mental health. Until March, when everything started tasting like cardboard, Katherine Hansen had such a keen sense of…
Read MoreCovid 19 coronavirus: As mutations emerge, the world stumbles again to respond
Doctors and nurses at a South African hospital group noticed an odd spike in the number of Covid-19 patients in their wards in late October. Their government had slackened its lockdown grip, and springtime had brought more parties. But the…
Read MoreIsrael, the Palestinians, and the COVID-19 vaccination rollout: The legal and moral obligations
Israel is the world leader in vaccinating its population against COVID-19. About 19% of the population has already received a dose of the vaccine. Israeli citizens and Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem are eligible to be vaccinated. Those in the…
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