A renowned zoologist has unveiled a groundbreaking discovery of a previously unknown virus with the potential to infect humans almost as severely as Covid. Speaking at a World Health Organization (WHO) event focused on pandemic research preparedness, Dr Peter Petszak, head of the New York-based non-profit er DaEcoHealth Alliance, presented findings related to this new … Read more
Health experts have issued a warning as a new Covid strain seems to be more contagious than other variants. Nicknamed ‘Juno’, the JN.1 strain is partly responsible for a massive spike in coronavirus cases in the UK over the festive period. The variant was first detected in Luxembourg in August last year, but was then … Read more
A new COVID-19 subvariant, known as JN.1, has emerged and is now the prevailing strain across Canada, prompting health experts to caution that it may be more infectious and could even have extra symptoms. Currently, the subvariant makes up the highest proportion of all COVID-19 variants, accounting for more than half (51. 9 per cent) … Read more
Cold and flu season is in full swing, and in terms of Covid there are many variants currently circulating. According to epidemiologist Dr Katrine Wallace, when you have this many variants circulating, it increases people’s chances of getting reinfected. Taking to her TikTok channel, where she has amassed more than 282,000 followers, Dr Kat explained: … Read more
The latest government data revealed the Covid case rate in all local authorities in England and Wales (rate per 100,000). Great Yarmouth: 54.4 Chesterfield: 49.6 Scarborough: 45.1 Isle of Wight: 44.3 Fylde: 43.1 Torbay: 41.8 Newcastle-under-Lyme: 41.7 Melton: 40.9 North Norfolk: 40.9 Stafford: 40.6 Broxtowe: 40.1 Surrey Heath: 39.2 South Hams: 38.7 Newark and Sherwood: … Read more
