#CoronavirusFlips

All things related to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 - SARS-CoV-2 - and the , coronavirus disease - COVID-19.

By Kol Tregaskes

Kol Tregaskes
Health (UK)
University study finds Covid survives three days on fabric
bbc.co.uk - BBC News
Scientists have found viruses similar to the strain that causes Covid-19 can survive on commonly-worn fabrics for up to three days. The study by De Montfort University in Leicester tested a model coronavirus...
4 days ago
Kol Tregaskes
Scotland
Covid vaccines - 'spectacular' impact on serious illness
bbc.co.uk - By Nick Triggle
The first results of the UK vaccination programme suggests it is having a "spectacular" impact on preventing serious illness. Research led by Public Health Scotland found in the fourth week after the dose,...
6 days ago
Kol Tregaskes
UK Politics
Covid vaccine: All UK adults to be offered jab by 31 July - PM
bbc.co.uk - BBC News
All adults in the UK will be offered their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine by the end of July, the prime minister has pledged. More than 17 million people have been given a jab since the UK's Covid...
Feb 20
Kol Tregaskes
World Economy
Covid-19: UK should send vaccines to poorer nations now - WTO chief
bbc.co.uk - BBC News
The UK should donate vaccines to developing countries now rather than waiting until it has a surplus, the new head of the World Trade Organization has told the BBC. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said it was "in...
Feb 20
Kol Tregaskes
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
UK sees further drop in coronavirus numbers
bbc.co.uk - BBC News
Coronavirus infections are continuing to decrease around the UK, latest data from the Office for National Statistics shows. The figures, for the seven days up to 12 February, reveal fewer people are testing...
Feb 19