NIGHTCLUBS and gig venues will reopen on July 19 – and there’ll be no need for Covid tests or proof of jabs. In a major boost for freedom, Brits will be able to head on big nights out once again next month, it’s reported. Read our coronavirus live blog for theContinue Reading
Walgreens healthcare professionals pass to each other the Pfizer-BioNTec vaccine against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Victor Walchirk Apartments in Evanston, Illinois, February 22, 2021. Kamil Krzaczynski | Reuters LONDON — Mixing and matching the coronavirus vaccines made by Pfizer-BioNTech and AstraZeneca-Oxford generates a “robust” immune response against the virus,Continue Reading
There has been a total of 52 reported deaths from Covid-19 since the cyberattack on the Health Service Executive six weeks ago. As The Irish Times reports, daily death figures have not been published since May 13th, when the number of those who died in the State as a resultContinue Reading
SAUSAGE roll fans and lovers of steak bakes can get their Greggs fix even though a number of Covid restrictions are still in place. You can get your snacks and treats in store or via delivery. Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates Greggs has reopenedContinue Reading
SNAPCHAT, TikTok, Reddit and YouTube are teaming up with the Government and the NHS, to encourage young people to get vaccinated. The collaboration, which is part of a drive to combat misinformation around Covid-19 vaccines, comes after the rollout was opened up to all adults in England on Friday. PAContinue Reading
Booster shots and annual vaccine renewals are likely to be part of Ireland’s long-term battle against Covid-19, according to the chief executive of the HSE. Speaking to Shannonside radio’s Joe Finnegan show, Paul Reid said the health service has begun working on plans for the possible rollout of booster shotsContinue Reading
ENGLAND’S R rate gives more evidence the outbreak is stabilising. It could be as high as 1.4 and is no lower than 1.2, scientists said today, which is the same estimate given for last week. The R rate in each region – staying largely the same as last week’s figuresContinue Reading
A FEDERAL watchdog is investigating the National Institutes of Health after it was revealed the organization gave over $800,000 in funding to the Chinese lab where the coronavirus is theorized to have been originated. The watchdog will “conduct an extensive audit reviewing how NIH monitored selected grants,” according to DepartmentContinue Reading
A WOMAN has been jailed for nine years after she filed $500,000 in fraudulent pandemic unemployment claims for prisoners, friends and family. Leelynn Danielle Chytka, 31 from Lebanon, Virginia, helped file false applications and sometimes put the money into accounts of inmates but was also accused of keeping a partContinue Reading
The Quilt is a creative project, asking people across Plymouth to come contribute a patch to reflect on their experiences of the pandemic. The patches contributed will be sewn together, and the Plymouth Covid Memorial Quilt will be displayed later this year alongside – a collection of statements that willContinue Reading
