Epidemiology
UK variant of COVID-19 found in several Turkish cities, says health minister
The U.K variant of the coronavirus has been detected in 17 provinces in Turkey, infecting at least 128 people across the country, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has said.
In a tweet, Koca noted that COVID-19 variants have been a major force behind surging case numbers in Europe, reiterating his warning that the public must continue to adhere to the anti-virus measures.
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Crisis Staff in session at 9 a.m.
The meeting will certainly discuss the plan and course of vaccination of the population of Serbia against coronavirus, and the current epidemiological situation, which experts claim is still unstable, will be analyzed.
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A new session of the Crisis Staff scheduled; Relaxation of measures due to the match?
An analysis of the current epidemiological situation, vaccination process will be among the issues on the agenda, and they will certainly talk about the British strain.
Third tough lockdown not unlikely but not ‘imminent,’ says health expert
One of the experts sitting on the government's committee of health advisers on Tuesday said that a third, tough lockdown similar to March and November cannot be ruled out, but added that the likelihood remains somewhat distant given the current epidemiological picture.
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Bucharest Emergency Situations Committee could decide relaxation of anti-COVID measures late this week
The Emergency Situations Committee of Bucharest could be convened in a meeting at the end of this week and could propose the adoption of a decision to relax the sanitary measures in the Capital, taking into account the decrease in the incidence of SARS-CoV-2 cases. "It is gladdening that today we had an incidence rate of 2.96 per thousand.
More cases of new coronavirus variant confirmed
Greek health authorities are reportedly concerned about the possible spread of a new variant of the novel coronavirus that is thought to be a lot more contagious than the previous one and is already seen as responsible for a spike in cases in the UK and other parts of the world.
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Planning, not sparkle, will get us to herd immunity
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis recently estimated that some 2 million people will be vaccinated against Covid-19 by the end of March and expressed satisfaction with the current rate of 8,000 to 9,000 jabs a day.
Study: Depression, Stress Could Dampen Efficacy of COVID-19 Vaccines
Decades of research show that depression, stress, loneliness, and poor health behaviours can weaken the body's immune system and lower the effectiveness of certain vaccines. A new report suggests that the same may be true for the new COVID-19 vaccines that are in development and the early stages of global distribution.