A fascinating piece in Newsweek, yesterday, speculated that Coronavirus is, in fact, man-made, and that it may well have come directly from Chinese efforts to engineer a deadly virus. Speculated is a key word here, because speculation is exactly what it is. There’s no hard evidence. But there’s speculation, and then there’s informed speculation: “What’s […]
Cards on the table: I think criticising him for this is nuts: On the front line – Taoiseach @LeoVaradkar at Morgans Place site in Blachardstown where he he help with #Covid19 testing of residents. This sends out a really positive message 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 pic.twitter.com/neqoZ817dZ — Mayor of Galway – Cllr. Eddie Hoare (@EddieHoareFG) April 27, 2020 […]
Whilst the state average of those who had already been infected and developed antibodies was found to be 13.9%, the rate among residents of New York City was 21.2%.
A Japanese island which lifted the state of emergency imposed because of the coronavirus has now been struck by a second wave of Covid-19. The island of Hokkaido in northern Japan became the first region in the country to declare a state of emergency due to Covid-19 in late February. A tourist hotspot, Hokkaido would have welcomed […]
It is believed that Kim, who has not been seen in public for over two weeks, became severely ill because of delayed surgery, prompting China to send a team of medical experts to offer their help.
Dr Chen Shih-Chung writes on the needs for international health organisations to recognize Taiwan in order to protect global health security.
Dyson however have decided to continue trialing their newly designed ventilator, in the hopes that they might be of benefit to another country.
Approximately 4% of American children were already being home-schooled before the coronavirus outbreak, with an estimated 90% coming from Christian homes.
Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín TD has called on the Taoiseach to commit to an Investigation into the crisis in the Nursing Home sector. He says he seeks to ensure “for Public Health reasons, that we do not repeat these mistakes again”. Deputy Tóibín said the investigation “should happen after the Coronavirus crisis subsides”. Speaking in […]
They’re looking for volunteers: 1,112 volunteers, to be precise. Half will be given the vaccine, half won’t. They’ll check back in a few months and see how many from group A got the virus, compared to how many from group B. What’s interesting about this are the ethical questions involved. Obviously, the greatest good for […]
An absolutely astonishing report in the Irish Times this morning. No, scratch that. A report in the Irish Times that really should be astonishing, but of course, isn’t: Senior figures in Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil believe they can progress to negotiations on a coalition government with the Green Party on the basis of the […]
A premature baby girl born in England has successfully fought off the coronavirus. Born eight weeks early, and weighing just 3lbs 5oz (1.5kg), baby Peyton was diagnosed with Covid-19 just three weeks after she was born. Her mum Tracey Maguire spoke to BBC News, recalling the moment her tiny baby girl baby was tested for […]