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18.03.2023 / 00:29

New COVID origins data point to raccoon dogs in China market

COVID-19 pandemic have been complicated by factors including the massive surge of human infections in the pandemic's first two years and an increasingly bitter political dispute. It took virus experts more than a dozen years to pinpoint the animal origin of SARS, a related virus. Goldstein and his colleagues say their analysis is the first solid indication that there may have been wildlife infected with the coronavirus at the market.

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SNP ministers wanted 'more cautious' approach to lockdown than in England, covid inquiry told

SNP ministers insisted on adopting a "more cautious" approach to easing lockdown restrictions than in England, the UK Covid Inquiry has heard.

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What is ‘Disease X’? Why top experts are warning of another pandemic?

‘Disease X’ is causing much a concern in Britain and accordingly, health experts have urged the government to remain prepared for a new pathogen owing to the fact that the country has seen several infections in the recent past. The warning comes at a time when the poliovirus has been detected in sewage samples in London, however, no cases of polio that causes paralysis in children have been reported so far. Currently, the country is battling the Monkeypox menace with 910 confirmed cases till June 23.

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Scotland's Euro 2020 exit helped drive down covid infections, claims government adviser

against England at Wembley. Daily covid case numbers in Scotland climbed to a peak of more than 4,000 per day in late June but have been steadily dropping since.

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Outdoor meetings 'very safe' with little chance of covid spreading, says Nicola Sturgeon adviser

Professor Mark Woolhouse, an expert in infectious diseases at the University of Edinburgh, made the comments as travel restrictions across Scotland are set to end on Friday. Scots will also be able to meet up outdoors in groups of six from up to six different households.But there remains a widespread assumption among some people that meetings outdoors still pose a threat of spreading covid.

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No coronavirus deaths registered overnight in Scotland but 422 positive cases

coronavirus in Scotland over the last 24 hours, but no deaths. The Scottish Government released the latest figures on Sunday afternoon bringing the total number of confirmed Covid cases to 217,127 since the start of the pandemic.

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Scots Covid scientist 'nervous' over plans to lift Scotland’s lockdown restrictions in full by June

scientist has warned that plans for a full lockdown relaxation in June may be ‘over-optimistic’ despite the vaccine rollout success. Mark Woolhouse, professor of infectious disease epidemiology at the University of Edinburgh, believes that people will need to be ‘alert’ to coronavirus for years to come.

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Disease X pandemic worse than Covid could break out in wet markets, warns ex-WHO expert

Covid if it doesn't agree on new rules for wet markets and international travel, a former WHO scientist has warned Professor Mark Woolhouse was on the World Health Organisation team that began urging the world to get ready for a devastating unknown Disease X in 2017.The professor of infectious disease epidemiology told the Daily Star that "very difficult conversations" needed to be had on wet markets and international travel and trade.A market selling fresh meat and fish in Wuhan, China, is believed to be where the virus jumped from bats to humans, leading to more than two million people worldwide so far.The scientist at the University of Edinburgh added that safety rules around vaccines may need to be relaxed so they could be made in a

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'Disease X' deadlier than Covid-19 could be just around the corner, top scientists warn

Another deadly pandemic triggered by 'Disease X' could potentially be just around the corner, a leading scientist has suggested.

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UK fighting coronavirus 'with one hand behind our back' as 'half of cases missed'

Around half of the positive coronavirus cases in the UK are not being identified, according to a pandemics expert.

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Top Government adviser warns third wave of coronavirus in the UK 'entirely possible'

A top expert advising the Government said a third wave of coronavirus is “entirely possible”.

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Scottish Government coronavirus advisor slammed for moving to island holiday home with family

A Scottish Government coronavirus adviser ignored Nicola Sturgeon’s advice and stayed at his island holiday home hours before lockdown restrictions were put in place.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0