Top news of the week: 22.03.2022.
Coronavirus
Clues to Covid-19’s Next Moves Come From Sewers
At a sewage treatment plant in Boston Harbor, trickles of wastewater are pumped into a plastic jug every 15 minutes. Samples from the jugs are part of the growing effort to monitor the ...
Journal of Health Monitoring Article Series COVID-19
Journal of Health Monitoring – Article Series COVID-19
Covid-19 jabs are making other inoculations less contentious
Japan is dropping its resistance to the human papillomavirus vaccine
Covid-19: Hong Kong reports world’s highest death rate as zero covid strategy fails
Coronavirus infections are surging in Hong Kong as the city has reported the highest number of covid-19 deaths for population size in the world. Previously a global model for covid ...
Covid-19: Masks no longer required in NI post-primary schools
Face coverings have been a requirement for pupils in post-primary schools since August 2021.
Covid-19: Evusheld is approved in UK for prophylaxis in immunocompromised people
The UK’s drug regulator has approved a combination of two monoclonal antibodies to prevent covid-19 in people who are unlikely to mount an immune response from vaccination or for whom ...
China’s Covid-19 Flare-Up Threatens Backlog at Busy Port of Shenzhen
While the critical Port of Shenzhen remains open, ship congestion is growing as trucks are unable to move cargo, with the city enduring restrictions.
Covid-19: Parliament was denied power to scrutinise pandemic laws, say MPs
The UK parliament was denied the power to properly scrutinise laws related to covid-19 for two years, a situation that must not be repeated in any future emergencies, the House of Commons ...