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The United States and Canada, as well as a number of EU countries including France, Belgium and Italy, are among sixteen countries that have been added to the mandatory hotel quarantine list following a Cabinet meeting.

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'Double mutant' Covid variant found in India

Air pollution kills thousands in megacities despite COVID lockdowns

Lives are being put at risk and the care of patients disrupted by a spate of hospital incursions from Covid-19 deniers whose online activity is channeling hatred against NHS staff, say healthcare and police chiefs.

Hospital incursions by Covid deniers putting lives at risk, say health leaders Healthcare and police chiefs also say online activity is channelling hatred against NHS staff

Around 120,000 of England’s most vulnerable families are being forced to play “Russian roulette” with Covid because care workers who visit their homes are not being tested, despite a government pledge.
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Homecare workers in England still not being tested, say families Vulnerable people ‘playing Russian roulette’ as carers have not had Covid tests

The World Health Organization has issued fresh clinical advice for treating Covid-19 patients, including those displaying persistent symptoms after recovery, and also advised using low-dose anticoagulants to prevent blood clots.

WHO in new clinical advice for treating Covid patients The World Health Organization has issued fresh clinical advice for treating Covid-19 patients, including those displaying persistent symptoms after recovery, and also advised using low-dose anti-coagulants to prevent blood clots.

Corkman Tadhg Daly said that there is currently an estimated 1,800 nursing home staff across the country out of work for reasons relating to Covid-19, while acute hospitals across the country are 7,000 staff members short.

Nursing homes issue SOS for staff as Covid outbreaks in Cork facilities cause crisis Nursing homes issue SOS for staff as Covid outbreaks in Cork facilities cause crisis

Healthcare assistants are more likely to be at risk of contracting Covid-19 from patients in hospitals than doctors or nurses, a study examining two Irish hospitals has found.https://buff.ly/3aaL1xx

Healthcare assistants most at-risk of contracting Covid-19, study finds Virus antibodies detected in hospital staff who likely worked while asymptomatic

Regular aerobic or moderate exercise in weeks and months prior to Covid-19 vaccination can help improve antibody responses post-vaccination in older people, according to researchers at Trinity College Dublin.

Older people should increase exercise prior to Covid-19 vaccination – report Trinity team outlines ways to boost uptake, efficacy of vaccine among vulnerable group