Around the world there are reports of people still suffering from Covid-19 symptoms, several weeks after they contracted the virus. Fatigue, difficulty breathing and reduced cognitive ability are among the symptoms some are experiencing and doctors are struggling to explain why. Dublin Ladies footballer Siobhán Killeen, 27, contracted Covid-19 in March. Between training sessions and her job…
What is herd immunity and could it work with COVID-19? Herd immunity is when a virus can no longer spread easily because enough people are immune to it. That lowers the chances of the virus jumping from person to person and reaching those who haven’t been infected yet.People can become immune to certain viruses after…
(Photo by Gallo Images/Darren Stewart) The death toll is projected to peak between October and November in the Eastern Cape.This projection is contained in a report compiled by the Eastern Cape provincial command council released this week.The report also reveals that the province capacity needs to be greatly improved to manage the demand of the…
Artists and others working in creative industries say they’ve lost more than €10 million in revenue since venues closed due to Covid-19 restrictions while over 12,000 cultural events have been cancelled so far this year. Among the many people working in the sector whose livelihoods have been affected is Saileóg O’Halloran, a costume designer for stage, scene…
Tourist communities in the B.C. Interior are appealing for calm after at least five vehicles bearing Alberta plates were allegedly vandalized, left with nasty notes the drivers were aggressively confronted, telling them to go home.Matt Graham found this note on his Alberta-plated car last month in Revelstoke, B.C., and soon after noticed a large scratch on…
NEW YORK — For Jeff Nearby, talk of a possible vaccine for COVID-19 feels bittersweet.More than a thousand miles from his home in Staten Island, where he lives with his two daughters, experiments are underway that could bear fruit.He hopes a vaccine will be developed. But for Nearby and his twin daughters — Samantha and…
India on Sunday reported 9,971 new cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and 287 deaths, another highest spike, were recorded in the last 24 hours, the Union health ministry data showed.With a tally of 246,628 infections, India is now the fifth worst-hit country in the world after the United States, Brazil, Russia and the United…
“I’m quietly hopeful we are tracking well, our case numbers continue to trend downwards,” she said.”It’s important we don’t become complacent.”Only six people remain in hospital with the virus, with two people in ICU.Health authorities believe it will be weeks before the impact of the Black Lives Matter rally held on Saturday will start to…
Layered advice — For homemade masks, you’re probably doing it wrong, guidance suggests. Beth Mole – Jun 6, 2020 4:08 pm UTC Enlarge / French fashion student sews homemade protective face masks to stop the spread of COVID-19. The World Health Organization on Friday updated its guidance on the use of masks amid the COVID-19…
The Department of Health has announced that a further three people who had previously been diagnosed with Covid-19 have died. It brings the overall death toll to 1,659. The Department has also announced an additional 47 confirmed cases of the virus, bringing the overall total of cases here to 25,111. Validation of figures from the Health Protection…
