Category: Medical Management

  The COVID-19 curve in the UK has continued to come down, with 2,590 infections recorded Saturday compared with 3,150 Friday, as the caseload nears 4.4 million, according to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).   The highly contagious respiratory disease killed 40 people in the last 24 hours compared to Friday’s tally of 60, taking the death

Daily COVID-19 infections in Russia have continued to drop, with some 8,704 cases recorded Saturday, pushing the caseload to more than 4.63 million, according to the Russian Center for Coronavirus Control.   COVID-19 killed 402 people in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 102,649 nationwide, it added.   It highlighted that more than 4.25 million people have

Canada Saturday reported a recorded high of 9,220 daily COVID-19 infections, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) said, attributing the high increase to the newly discovered COVID variants.   Theresa Tam, who is the chief public health officer of Canad, said in a statement hospitals in Ontario have stopped operating “unnecessary” surgeries due to the overwhelming number of COVID-19

More than 39 million people in the UK have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, including some seven million who have received their second dose, according to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).   Source: Jordan News Agency

More than 145,380 COVID-19 infections and 794 fatalities were recorded in India Saturday, according to the United News of India (UNI).   The UNI said that close to 77,560 people recovered from the highly contagious disease, as the total number of recoveries nears 12 million.   Source: Jordan News Agency

The head of the World Health Organization said that over 87 per cent of the more than 700 million doses of coronavirus vaccine that have been administered worldwide have been given in wealthier countries.   WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that on average, one in four people in rich countries has received at least one dose of a COVID-19