Topic: Coronavirus
How will Delta evolve? Here’s what the theory tells us
Hamish McCallum, Griffith University
The COVID-19 pandemic is a dramatic demonstration of evolution in action. Evolutionary theory explains much of what has already happened, predicts...
‘Lifesaving’ protection for children in conflict must be central to pandemic recovery: UN official
Protection for children caught up in war must be at the heart of the international agenda, including COVID-19 response, a senior UN official said on Monday.
Iran: Nurse recite poems for corona patients
On Saturday, a retired Iranian journalist tweeted a video on an Iranian nurse reciting poems for corona patients in her hospital.
Ms Ahmadi, a...
Euro 2020 final at Wembley was a “superspreader” event
The Euro 2020 final at London's Wembley Stadium in July was a "superspreader" event because about 2,300 people who attended the match were "likely to be infectious" with the coronavirus at the time, The Times newspaper has reported, citing UK government findings.
COVID-19: India reports 25,166 cases, lowest in 154 days
India reported 25,166 new coronavirus infections and 437 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to data from the Union Health Ministry.
WHO calls for moratorium on COVID-19 booster jabs
The head of the UN health organization called on Wednesday for a moratorium on COVID-19 vaccine boosters until “at least the end of September” to enable the world’s most vulnerable people to be inoculated.
