Coronavirus
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The UK has its first confirmed case of coronavirus in a pet cat. The cat caught Covid-19 from its owners, who tested positive for the virus, and all of them have since gone on to make full recoveries.But what do we know about the spread of the virus between humans and their pets? Can cats…
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The Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO) has changed its guidance to include the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands in its advice to avoid all but essential travel to Spain. Anyone travelling from those locations to the UK must quarantine for 14 days. The self-isolation rule was announced on Saturday, but many had hoped Spain’s islands…
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South Korea on Saturday reported more than 100 new coronavirus cases for the first time in four months while South Africa announced a surge in infections and some U.S. states tightened anti-disease controls. South Korea’s 113 new cases included 36 workers returning from Iraq and 32 crew members of a Russian freighter, the government said.…
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New rules on wearing masks in England came into effect Friday, with people entering shops, banks and supermarkets now required to wear face coverings, while Romania reported a record for daily infections and France announced mandatory testing for arrivals from 16 countries, including the United States. People in England can be fined as much as…
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Tokyo’s governor on Wednesday urged residents of the Japanese capital to stay at home during an upcoming four-day holiday weekend, as the number of new local COVID-19 cases surged. The city is on its highest coronavirus alert level, with experts warning infections appear to be spreading rapidly and widely. “The infections are spreading not only…
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Florida reported a record increase of more than 15,000 new cases of COVID-19 in 24 hours on Sunday, a day after Walt Disney World in Orlando reopened and anti-mask activists held a rally at a nearby restaurant. If Florida were a country, it would rank fourth in the world for the most new cases in…
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Florida man Mark Grenon and his family sold thousands of bottles of a “miracle cure” through their “non-religious church,” Genesis II Church of Health and Healing. A more apt name might have been the Church of Drinking Bleach, critics say. Grenon and his three sons, Jonathan, Joseph, and Jordan, were charged Wednesday with conspiracy to defraud…
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Trends Affecting Pandemic Risk In recent decades, several trends have affected pandemic probability, preparedness, and mitigation capacity. Various factors—population growth, increasing urbanization, greater demand for animal protein, greater travel and connectivity between population centers, habitat loss, climate change, and increased interactions at the human-animal interface—affect the likelihood of pandemic events by increasing either the probability…
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The number of confirmed coronavirus cases per day in the U.S. climbed to an all-time high of more than 50,000 on Thursday, with the infection curve rising in 40 out of 50 states in a reversal that has largely spared only the Northeast. In another alarming indicator, 36 states are seeing an increase in the…
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CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PRIORITIZING INVESTMENTS TO MITIGATE PANDEMIC RISK IN RESOURCE-LIMITED SETTINGS Preparing for a pandemic is challenging because of a multitude of factors, many of which are unique among natural disasters. Pandemics are rare events, and the risk of occurrence is influenced by anthropogenic changes in the natural environment. In addition, accountability for…
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A steady rise of coronavirus cases in Texas has forced Gov. Greg Abbott to pause his once-aggressive reopening of the state, reports NBC News. “The last thing we want to do as a state is go backwards and close down businesses,” said Abbott’s statement. “This temporary pause will help our state corral the spread until we…
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Under President Xi Jinping, China has looked to take up a role as the leading power in the world. While Beijing has begun its recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, Europe has been crippled. With the EU failing to quickly support member states from the coronavirus pandemic, China has used a “divide and rule” approach to gain influence on the…
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The new coronavirus could cause damage to the testicles without actually infecting them, according to a joint study by researchers from China and the United States. They found that the virus could enlarge and attack the cells that produce sperm, possibly by binding to an enzyme on the cell surface. But the researchers said there…
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Spain’s National Sports Council confirmed on Friday, that LaLiga games will start again after the season was suspended to control spread of COVID-19. First Lal Liga match for the 2019/20 season will be between Betis and Sevilla on 11 June. After Betis vs Sevilla game, non-stop La Liga matches should be expected. Football matches will…
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French car maker Renault has announced nearly 15,000 job losses globally, including 4,600 in France in a two-billion-euro, three-year cost-cutting plan. Earlier, French President Emmanuel Macron said that authorities intend to send 8 billion euros to support the automotive industry. “This plan is essential,” CEO Clotilde Delbos said in a statement. Renault doesn’t plan to…
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Brazil now has the second worst coronavirus outbreak in the world, according to official figures—and unlike the US, which has the world’s worst outbreak, the daily death toll is rising. Reuters reports that on Monday, Brazilian COVID-19 deaths rose above the US daily toll for the first time, with 807 deaths reported in 24 hours, compared to 620…
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