Covid: Government scientist warns of summer surge in cases
[unable to retrieve full-text content]The UK is still in a “vulnerable situation”, one of the country’s vaccine advisers says. BBC News – Health
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India axes exports of Gilead Sciences’ remdesivir, plots boost to local production as COVID cases mount: reports
India is one of the world’s biggest manufacturers of drugs and vaccines, but that hasn’t made it immune to COVID-19 supply instability. Now, the government is locking up at least one treatment for itself. As COVID-19 cases mount—and demand for treatments spikes—India has banned exports of Gilead Sciences’ pandemic antiviral remdesivir, Bloomberg reports, citing a statement… Read More »
Researchers identify five new cases of ‘double mutant’ Covid variant in California
A medical worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) inserts a Covid-19 test tube into a box at a drive-thru testing site at the Alemany Farmers Market in San Francisco, California, Nov. 19, 2020. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stanford University researchers have identified five new cases of a “double mutant” Covid-19 strain… Read More »
NSW records two new local COVID-19 cases
NSW has recorded just two new locally acquired cases of COVID-19, including a nurse who tested positive after working at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney while infectious. The casual nurse worked a single evening shift on Wednesday while infectious, NSW Health said. “The nurse provided specialised care to a single patient, and had limited contact… Read More »
Covid: Growth in Covid cases ‘may be levelling off’
There is more evidence new coronavirus infections may be increasing more slowly than in previous weeks. Data from three different analyses show a slight change in England and Wales, but government scientific advisers urge caution. Their latest R number estimate, indicating how fast the epidemic is growing, rose to between 1.3 and 1.6. Extra restrictions… Read More »