SINGAPORE – Scientists here have found that a strong T-cell immune response specific to the Sars-CoV-2 virus, observed in some people, could prevent severe Covid-19.…
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Covid 19 coronavirus: Why virus variants have such weird names
B.1.351 may sound sweet to a molecular epidemiologist, but what’s the alternative, other than stigmatising geographical names? 20H/501Y.V2. VOC 202012/02. B.1.351. Those were the charming…
View More Covid 19 coronavirus: Why virus variants have such weird namesA Fall in Virus Cases
Want to get The Morning by email? Here’s the sign-up. Good morning. Virus cases are falling more sharply in the U.S. than at any previous…
View More A Fall in Virus CasesChinese virus volunteer, 54, drops dead while disinfecting streets
Chinese coronavirus front-line volunteer, 54, drops dead while disinfecting his hometown as the nation tackles rising COVID-19 cases The man died of a heart attack on…
View More Chinese virus volunteer, 54, drops dead while disinfecting streetsVirus Words vs. Actions
Want to get The Morning by email? Here’s the sign-up. Good morning. We know how to reduce the virus’s spread — even though we’re not…
View More Virus Words vs. ActionsUK at virus ‘tipping point’, top scientist warns
The UK has reached a “tipping point” in its coronavirus epidemic similar to that last seen in March, one of the country’s top scientists has…
View More UK at virus ‘tipping point’, top scientist warnsNearly 16,000 virus cases missed after IT error
A technical glitch that meant nearly 16,000 cases of coronavirus went unreported has delayed efforts to trace contacts of people who tested positive. Public Health…
View More Nearly 16,000 virus cases missed after IT errorMass virus outbreak at Northumbria University as 770 students test positive
Northumbria University has been hit by a mass coronavirus outbreak, with at least 770 students testing positive. Only 78 students were symptomatic, a university spokesperson…
View More Mass virus outbreak at Northumbria University as 770 students test positiveVirus warnings from scientists as UK cases rise
Two of the UK government’s scientific advisers have given stark warnings over the increase in coronavirus cases. Prof John Edmunds, a member of the Scientific…
View More Virus warnings from scientists as UK cases riseMan who believed virus was hoax loses wife to Covid-19
A Florida taxi driver, who believed false claims that coronavirus was a hoax, has lost his wife to Covid-19. Brian Lee Hitchens and his wife,…
View More Man who believed virus was hoax loses wife to Covid-19How climate change could bring back long-dormant viruses
PARIS (AFP) – Long-dormant viruses brought back to life; the resurgence of deadly and disfiguring smallpox; a dengue or zika “season” in Europe. These could…
View More How climate change could bring back long-dormant virusesUS virus cases at highest level for two months
New Covid-19 cases in the US have risen to their highest level in two months, according to Johns Hopkins University, which is tracking the outbreak.…
View More US virus cases at highest level for two monthsChina reports 57 new virus cases as Beijing cluster grows
China suffers its highest daily total of new coronavirus infections in two months with 57 cases after Beijing district declares ‘wartime emergency’ over new food…
View More China reports 57 new virus cases as Beijing cluster growsIran fears virus second wave after surge in cases
Iran has reported a record daily increase in the number of coronavirus cases, stoking fears of a second wave in the Middle East’s biggest outbreak.…
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