Virus

Coronavirus: Virus isolation period extended from seven to 10 days 0
- BUSINESS
- July 30, 2020
Image copyright Getty Images People who test positive for coronavirus or show symptoms in the UK must now self-isolate for at least 10 days, rather than seven. The change, announced by the UK’s chief medical officers, comes as ministers try to avoid a resurgence of the virus. Until now, those showing key symptoms – a
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Coronavirus live news: Spain hails large-scale antibody study; no Danish virus deaths for first time since March | World news 0
- BUSINESS
- May 15, 2020
11.48am EDT 11:48 Brazil’s health minister has resigned less than a month after being appointed and the morning after the country announced it had passed 200,000 confirmed coronavirus cases and recorded nearly 14,000 deaths. The sudden resignation of Nelson Teich, an oncologist and partner in a medical service consulting outfit, was announced in a curt
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Coronavirus live news: Trump says China could have stopped virus as global cases pass 3 million | World news 0
- BUSINESS
- April 28, 2020
9.03pm EDT 21:03 China reports 6 new cases and zero new deaths China has reported 6 new coronavirus cases (3 domestic and 3 from overseas) and no deaths, according to the country’s National Health Commission. That is up from 3 new cases total in mainland China yesterday. Three of the new cases were from Heilongjiang
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Coronavirus: Virus tests now available to millions of workers 0
- BUSINESS
- April 24, 2020
Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Up to 10 million key workers and their households can now book a coronavirus test online or through their employer. The move allows all essential workers in England to register for tests on the government’s website, if they or a family member have virus symptoms. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the
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Deaths in UK rise by 917 as NHS reveals 11-year-old has died from the virus 0
- BUSINESS
- April 11, 2020
Even among regions that have the highest levels of violence outside a war zone, fewer people are being killed and fewer robberies are taking place. Across Latin America, crime is down to levels unseen in decades. El Salvador reported an average of two killings a day last month, down from a peak of 600 a
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Coronavirus: EasyJet grounds entire fleet of planes due to virus 0
- BUSINESS
- March 30, 2020
Image copyright TF-Images EasyJet has grounded its entire fleet of planes and said it cannot give a date for when they will restart. The budget airline said it had made the move due to the “unprecedented travel restrictions” imposed by governments globally due to the virus pandemic. It had already cancelled most flights but had
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