The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

Shona Robison isolating with Covid-19 ahead of SNP party conference

DEPUTY First Minister Shona Robison is isolating with Covid-19 ahead of the SNP conference this weekend.

The National (Scotland) · Oct 13, 2023

Scientists are using AI to forecast the future of COVID—and, potentially, to predict the next pandemic

Researchers are also using the new tool to keep an eye on the poorly understood Lassa and Nipah viruses—pathogens much deadlier than COVID, with the potential to cause the next pandemic.

Fortune · Oct 13, 2023

Ayodhya's age-old Ramlila returns to stage after year-long Covid break

Ayodhya's traditional Ramlila returned to the stage after a year-long hiatus due to COVID-19. Sant Shri Tulsidas Ramlila Committee initiated the event, with support from seers, politicians, and devotees.

The Hindu · Oct 13, 2023

Number of Covid-19 hospital patients in England rises to five-month high

The figure is still some way below the level reached last winter.

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023

ACT test scores for U.S. students drop to a 30-year low

Scores have fallen for six consecutive years, and the trend accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. The average scores in reading, science and math showed test-takers weren't ready for college.

WEKU · Oct 12, 2023

Fresh warning to pregnant women to get Covid vaccine after dozens of deaths

Risk of future deaths of pregnant women from winter viruses without action, researchers warns

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023

Climate change could lead to food-related civil unrest in UK within 50 years, say experts

The emptying of supermarket shelves during the COVID pandemic demonstrated the chaos that disruption to the UK’s food supply can provoke. Could this type of disruption have a different cause in the future? And what might the impact on society be?

The Conversation · Oct 12, 2023

Vaccines against COVID-19, the seasonal flu and RSV are our best chance of preventing a winter surge

As cold and flu season ramps up, health care experts are once again on high alert for the possibility of a tripledemic, or a surge brought on by the respiratory viruses that cause COVID-19, the flu and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. The good news is that this year, health…

The Conversation · Oct 12, 2023

Symptoms of new Covid variants as cases increase in UK

Cases of the Pirola variant in the UK have surpassed 100

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla wants to tap 'Chinese science' as the drug company looks for a new target after COVID

Bourla hopes to bring the same speed in developing a COVID vaccine to discovering new cancer treatments.

Fortune · Oct 12, 2023