Five rashes, including Covid toe, are affecting some hospital patients diagnosed with Covid-19, a small study by Spanish doctors has found. The rashes tended to appear in younger people and lasted several days. It is not uncommon for a rash to be a symptom of a virus, such as the spots that indicate chicken pox.… Read More: Coronavirus: ‘Covid toe’ and other rashes puzzle doctors »
Boris Johnson has returned to Downing Street to take charge of the UK’s response to the coronavirus outbreak. The prime minister will chair the regular morning cabinet meeting on Covid-19 before holding talks with senior ministers and officials. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, who has been standing in for the PM, said Mr Johnson was “raring… Read More: Coronavirus: Boris Johnson back at Downing Street to lead response »
Cat sitting still while a Veterinarian administers his vaccines. aabejon | iStock | Getty Images The coronavirus has infected two cats in New York state, making them the first pets to test positive for the virus in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday. One of the cats was tested… Read More: Two pet cats in New York test positive for the… »
While the World Health Organization has put the death rate from novel coronavirus, COVID-19, at 3.4%, a study in Nature Medicine put it much lower, at 1.4%. The fact is, with many cases going unreported and untested, mild and asymptomatic cases may not be included in official COVID-19 death rate figures, which could skew the… Read More: Want to Defeat Coronavirus? Address Diabetes and Hypertension »