A woman in Austria has been found guilty of fatally infecting her neighbor with COVID-19 in 2021, her second pandemic-related conviction in a year, according to local media VIENNA — A woman in Austria was found guilty of fatally infecting her neighbor with COVID-19 in 2021, her second pandemic-related conviction in a year, according to … Read more
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled “Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis,” in Dirksen building on Wednesday, January 31, 2024. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The Biden Administration “pressured” Facebook-parent Meta to “censor” content related to Covid-19, the social media giant’s … Read more
The good news is that given the substantial accumulation of protection from past infections and vaccinations, the two most serious metrics—emergency department visits and deaths—have not shown similar rises. The weekly percentage of emergency department visits with a Covid-19 diagnosis is low and similar to last year’s summer wave. Deaths are likewise low, though they … Read more
Applause for the NHS during the pandemic may have been ‘dangerous’, as ‘no organisation can be a national religion’, the health service ombudsman has warned. Rebecca Hilsenrath, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, stressed that ‘no organisation should be beyond constructive criticism’, drawing upon the thousands of complaints received by the NHS since 2020. Her … Read more
Noah Lyles simply could not summon his feared closing speed in the 200-meter sprint at the Paris Olympics on Thursday ― and one reason might have been that he had COVID-19, he and his mother told NBC after the race. USA Today also reported through an unnamed source that Lyles, who has asthma, had tested … Read more
Gayle Robin was surprised when her sister in California told her in early July she had tested positive for COVID-19. “I thought, ‘Really? It’s summer,’” the marketing and communications professional said in an interview from St. Catharines, Ont. About a week later while camping, Robin woke up with a sore throat and felt achy later … Read more
PARIS — PARIS (AP) — Celine Dion made a triumphant return Friday with a very public performance: closing out the Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony from the Eiffel Tower. Nearly two years after revealing her stiff person syndrome diagnosis, Dion belted Edith Piaf’s “Hymne à l’amour” (“Hymn to Love”) as the finale of the roughly four-hour … Read more
This story originally appeared on WIRED Japan and has been translated from Japanese. The northern hemisphere is entering yet another Covid wave—while much of the world acts as if the pandemic were over, cases are surging again. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recorded an uptick in positive Covid tests, emergency … Read more
President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday, the White House said. The president, who was delivering speeches in Las Vegas, “is experiencing mild symptoms,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement. Biden “will be returning to Delaware where he will self-isolate and will continue to carry out all of his … Read more
Worries are growing throughout the UK amid reports of flu-like symptoms spreading across the country. Many are worried about a potential Covid infection. Amidst these concerns, two new Covid strains, FLiRT and LB.1, have emerged and are on the rise this summer, leading to widespread illness. To alleviate public concern, Dr. Xand van Tulleken emphasised … Read more
