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27.06.2021 / 22:07

Andrew Marr reveals he had ‘nasty bout’ of Covid despite being ‘double-jabbed’

BBC news presenter Andrew Marr returned to his usual Sunday seat on his programme, The Andrew Marr Show this morning after an absence the previous week. He welcomed viewers and told them he had contracted Covid-19 last week despite being double-jabbed and it was “nasty”.

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Caution urged ahead of lockdown easing in England

Caution has been urged ahead of a major easing of England's lockdown, which will allow pubs and restaurants to serve customers outside and hairdressers and non-essential shops to resume business.

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12.01.2021 / 18:10

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The strict restrictions other countries have in place to stop spread of coronavirus

coronavirus cases to rise, here's how countries around the globe are approaching measures to curb the spread of the virus, the Mirror reports.England's Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Whitty, has warned the NHS faces the "most dangerous situation" in living memory, as it faces record hospital admissions - and deaths - as a result of the virus.Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has indicated that he feels the lockdown rules are not "tough enough", as Professor Peter Horby, chairman of the Nervtag (New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group) said existing measures could need to be tightened further.But how tight could the lockdown rules get? Here are how different measures have been applied throughout the world.The swift and

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UK coronavirus variant may be more able to infect children: Scientists

LONDON : A new variant of the coronavirus spreading rapidly in Britain carries mutations that could mean children are as susceptible to becoming infected with it as adults - unlike previous strains, scientists said on Monday.Briefing reporters on the latest findings, scientists from the government's New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (NERVTAG) who are tracking the variant said it had swiftly become the dominant strain in the south of Britain, and could soon do the same across the country."We now have high confidence that this variant does have a transmission advantage over other virus variants that are currently in the UK," said Peter Horby, a professor of emerging infectious diseases at Oxford University and chair of

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Chances of Brits surviving coronavirus in hospital now much better, says SAGE expert

The chances of coronavirus patients surviving in hospital have risen sharply, a SAGE expert has said.

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National lockdown still possible as UK braces for further Covid restrictions, expert warns

lockdown is still possible and must be avoided “at all costs”, a leading UK scientist warned. Professor Peter Horby said every effort has to be made now to stop a return to the harsh restrictions imposed in March.

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One U.K. trial is transforming COVID-19 treatment. Why haven’t others delivered more results?

–led global trial of treatments for COVID-19 was slow to enroll coronavirus-infected people, like this one in a Spanish intensive care unit, whereas a large trial in the United Kingdom quickly produced results for three treatments. By Kai KupferschmidtScience’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center.On 29 June, University of Oxford clinical scientists Martin Landray and Peter Horby changed how physicians around the world consider treating COVID-19—for the third time in little more than 3 weeks.

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02.07.2020 / 12:15

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Road to RECOVERY: A deep dive into the world’s largest Covid-19 drug trial

Sign up here for GlobalData's free bi-weekly Covid-19 report on the latest information your industry needs to know.“Around 9 or 10 March, it become obvious that [the novel] coronavirus was going to be a major challenge worldwide. First of all, [because] there are no known treatments.

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Researchers claim dexamethasone improves survival from coronavirus

LONDON : Researchers in England say they have the first evidence that a drug can improve COVID-19 survival: A steroid called dexamethasone reduced deaths by up to one third in severely ill hospitalized patients.Results were announced Tuesday and researchers said they would publish them soon. The study is a large, strict test that randomly assigned 2,104 patients to get the drug and compared them with 4,321 patients getting only usual care.The drug was given either orally or through an IV.

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Major coronavirus breakthrough as UK scientists find first drug to stop people dying

British scientists have found the first drug to stop people dying from Covid-19 which will be rolled out on the NHS from tomorrow.

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Coronavirus: UK halts trial of controversial hydroxychloroquine taken by Trump

The UK has halted a trial of a controversial anti-malarial drug that was initially thought to prevent COVID-19.

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30.05.2020 / 19:27

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Government says it continues to be 'led by science' after concerns over lockdown easing

A senior minister has insisted that the government is still being led by science despite concerns that lockdown measures are being lifted too quickly.

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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