Health Alerts

The global total of COVID-19 cases now exceeds 3.6 million and almost 1.2 million people have recovered from the infection. What that recovery provides in the way of immunity to future infection is not fully understood, however an infectious disease epidemiologist working with the WHO this week said that what has been suggested as re-infection or re-activation of COVID-19 is actually a false positive reaction caused by viral fragments which are unable to cause infection. Read more.

Britain is soon to release its contact-tracing app after early testing on residents of the Isle of Wight. It joins countries including Germany, India, South Korea and Australia that have already launched apps or are planning their use to monitor the spread of the virus. Read more