WHO report says Wuhan lab leak ‘extremely unlikely’ to have caused pandemic

The WHO has compiled a 123-page report on the origin of the coronavirus pandemic (Getty) The World Health Organisation’s upcoming report on the origins of

29 March 2021 No Comments

How would a Covid ‘pub passport’ app actually work?

Server wearing a face mask pours a pint of Camden Pale Ale inside a pub in Mayfair (Getty) Pubs may be able to scrap social

26 March 2021 No Comments

Key workers targeted in online fraud frenzy, with more than £34.5 million stolen

NHS workers have been specifically targeted. (Credits: Getty Images) More than £34.5 million in Covid-related fraud and cyber crime has been stolen in the UK

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Inside the Glasgow lab studying Covid-19 as part of a global research project

Dr Vanessa Herder handles a cell solution infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes Covid-19 (PA) The Medical Research Council (MRC) University of Glasgow Centre

24 March 2021 No Comments

Coronavirus is evolving but so are our antibodies

The Covid variants that have been found in the UK (Metro.co.uk) ■ Sarah L Caddy, University of Cambridge and Meng Wang, University of Cambridge The

18 March 2021 No Comments

Blood clot fears: How precaution may undermine public trust in vaccines

Should we be worried about blood clots after the Oxford vaccine? (Rex – Getty) ■ Anthony R Cox, reader in clinical pharmacy and drug safety,

18 March 2021 No Comments

China to ban foreign visitors that haven’t had China-made vaccine

Covid-19 vaccine and the flag of China (Credits: Getty Images) China will not allow visitors to enter the country unless they have been vaccinated with

17 March 2021 No Comments

3,000,000 plastic face masks thrown away every minute, say researchers

Researchers say 129 billion disposable masks are thrown away globally each month (Picture: Getty) The staggering environmental impact of throw-away plastic face masks is only

15 March 2021 No Comments

Coronavirus: Will immunity rapidly fade or last a lifetime?

The SARS-CoV-2 virus particles which cause Covid-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S (Credits: AP) ■ Luke O’Neill, professor, biochemistry, Trinity College Dublin The

10 March 2021 No Comments

Porton Down trying to predict who will become seriously ill from coronavirus

A researcher working on the Covid-19 vaccine effort (Credits: PA) Scientists are carrying out research to try to predict who could become seriously ill from

10 March 2021 No Comments

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