New Covid variant could mean the return of lockdown, say experts

Dr. Anthony Fauci on Thursday said U.S. public health officials are “keeping a very close eye” on a new variant of Covid-19 that was first detected in Columbia.

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Nicola Sturgeon has ruled out immediately imposing new restrictions to stem the alarming rise in covid cases but called on businesses and individuals to stick to double down on existing rules.She told MSPs in Holyrood: “The situation we face just now is serious.

coronavirus deaths and 3,893 new cases overnight. The death toll since last March – of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days – still stands at 8,111.

Covid-19 carry twice the risk of needing to be treated in hospital than those with the Alpha strain, a study has suggested. Researchers looked at more than 43,000 cases in England between March and May with their findings published in medical journal The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

“Sobering,” is how Los Angeles County Director of Public Health described the Covid infection data from L.A. schools for the week of August 16.

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Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletterThe devastating death toll of Covid in the region’s care homes is set to be put under the microscope as plans for a public inquiry are unveiled.The announcement of a statutory public inquiry into Scotland’s handling of the pandemic was made by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon yesterday.It is expected that the inquiry will begin by the end of this year, with draft plans published by the Scottish Government claiming

On Saturday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 32 new deaths from Covid-19, and 3,891 new positive cases.

In March 2021, when Americans first began hearing about the Delta variant of Covid-19, breakthrough infections among fully-vaccinated Angelenos accounted for just 2% of that month’s case total. By June, when Delta accounted for 50% of all variants in Los Angeles, breakthrough infections among fully-vaccinated residents had risen to 20% of all identified cases.

Los Angeles County Health Department officials today released the first data on Covid cases during the first week of school: In the 24 hours between Tuesday at 8 a.m and Wednesday at 8 a.m, the Los Angeles School District recorded 118 new cases. Classes resumed on Monday.

On Wednesday, Los Angeles County reported more than 4,000 new daily Covid cases for the first time since January. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed 4,046 new cases of Covid-19 and 34 new deaths. New Covid cases in Los Angeles have been ranging a few hundred above and below the 3,000 mark for more than a week.

coronavirus have been recorded in the last 24 hours, the Scottish Government have announced.

Scottish Government has confirmed no deaths from coronavirus in the last 24 hours. The latest figures for Scotland showed that 1,498 new cases had also been identified overnight.It brings the death toll since last March – of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days – to 8,013.There are currently 331 people in hospital confirmed to have the virus with 40 being treated in intensive care.

Scottish Government has confirmed that five people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours. The latest figures that 1,383 new cases had also been recorded overnight in Scotland.It brings the death toll since last March – of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days – to 8,029.

The first case of the much-talked-about Lambda variant of Covid-19 was reported by Los Angeles health officials on Thursday. But for all the fanfare, Lambda doesn’t seem to have been much of a match for Delta – yet.

Scottish Government has confirmed that eight people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours. The latest figures that 1,542 new cases had also been recorded overnight in Scotland.It brings the death toll since last March – of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days – to 8,029.

Scottish Government has confirmed that 10 people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours.

Less than one week before the nation’s second-largest school district in Los Angeles welcomes students back to campus, a new study from the American Academy of Pediatrics found “a continuing substantial increase” of Covid cases among children.

Scottish Government has confirmed that no more people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours.