Top news of the week: 30.03.2021.
Coronavirus
A Collapse Foretold: How Brazil’s Covid-19 Outbreak Overwhelmed Hospitals
The virus has killed more than 300,000 people in Brazil, its spread aided by a highly contagious variant, political infighting and distrust of science.
Mississippi Will Remove ‘Misleading’ Language About Covid-19 Vaccine
Bobby Wayne, a retired reverend, called the state seeking help getting the vaccine. He said he was told there was no evidence the vaccine was effective.
COVID-19 vaccines: development, evaluation, approval and monitoring
COVID-19 vaccines: development, evaluation, approval and monitoring
Supercomputers versus coronavirus
Supercomputers are speeding up the search for coronavirus treatments
Covid-19: Merkel defends rollout as vaccine pressure grows
German Chancellor Angela Merkel defends the EU's decision to procure coronavirus vaccines jointly.
Do doctors have to have the covid-19 vaccine?
Abi Rimmer asks three experts whether doctors must be vaccinated against covid-19 Vageesh Jain, public health specialty registrar, University College London, says, “As it stands, legally, ...
Covid-19: NI falls silent to remember deaths
People pay tribute to the victims of the pandemic on the anniversary of the first national lockdown.
Brazil, a country collapsing during the covid-19 pandemic
Brazil was the first Latin American country with covid-19 cases on 26 February 2020. At that time, reports from China, Italy, and other Asian and European countries were already abundant ...