By Stephen McDonell Acts of dissent are not unusual in China. Over the years, sudden, local explosions of defiance have been triggered by a range of issues - from toxic pollution to illegal land grabs, or the mistreatment of a community member at the hands of the...
By James Gallagher Image caption,Neil Robinson has had long Covid for two years The initial emergency of Covid may feel like it's over, but thousands of people are still suffering from ongoing symptoms known as long Covid. So are we any closer to understanding the...
By Fergus Walsh The first patients in the NHS are being offered a new drug to help treat Covid-19. As Covid treatments are changing, fewer patients are becoming seriously ill or dying. So does this mean we are finally taming the virus? At the start of the pandemic...
French authorities say more than 105,000 people have taken part in protests across the country against the introduction of a new coronavirus pass. A new draft law would in effect ban unvaccinated people from public life. Demonstrators in the capital, Paris, held...
The new coronavirus variant Omicron has now become dominant in South Africa and is driving a sharp increase in new infections, health officials say. Some 11,500 new Covid infections were registered in the latest daily figures. That is a sharp rise on the 8,500 cases...
South Africa has complained it is being punished - instead of applauded - for discovering Omicron, a concerning new variant of Covid-19. The foreign ministry made the statement as countries around the world restricted travel from southern Africa as details of the...
The WHO has classified a new variant first detected in Botswana as being "of concern" and has given it the code name "Omicron"Early evidence suggests it is more transmissible and carries a higher risk of re-infection than other variantsThe head of the lab that first...
Tens of thousands of people have been marching in the Belgian capital, Brussels, to protest against anti-Covid measures. Some protesters threw fireworks at police officers, who intervened with tear gas and water cannon. Demonstrators are mainly opposed to the use of...
The World Health Organization (WHO) is "very worried" about the spread of Covid-19 within Europe as the continent battles a fresh wave of infections. Speaking to the BBC, regional director Dr Hans Kluge warned that some 500,000 more deaths could be recorded by March...
By Victoria Gill A Covid therapy derived from a llama named Fifi has shown "significant potential" in early trials. It is a treatment made of "nanobodies", small, simpler versions of antibodies, which llamas and camels produce naturally in response to infection. Once...
June 23, 2021 ~ BBC News ~ By Rachel Schraer Covid: Ivermectin to be studied as possible treatment in UK University of Oxford scientists are trialling giving Ivermectin to people with Covid symptoms to see if it can keep them out of hospital. The Principle study will...
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-56180921 Originally published by: BBC News Author: Rachel Schraer Date: 4/5/2021 Categories: Integrative Therapies,Prevention