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Severely ill COVID patients at 16 times higher risk for abnormally rapid heartbeat --Swedish study

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2023-04-19 17:52

Study: Severely ill COVID patients at 16 times higher risk for abnormally rapid heartbeat COVID-19 patients requiring mechanical ventilation are 16 times more likely than non-severely ill peers to experience ventricular tachycardia, data show. CIDRAP

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Spain, Japan move toward relaxing mask requirements

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2023-01-26 10:32

Spain to scrap mandatory masks on public transport on Feb. 7 Spain, one of the last countries in Europe to still require people to wear masks on public transport to prevent the spread of COVID-19, will likely lift the obligation on Feb. 7, Health Minister Carolina Darias said on Thursday. Reuters Reuters

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EU court: Tourists may get partial refunds over restrictive COVID measures

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2023-01-12 09:36

EU court: Tourists may get refunds over COVID measures BERLIN (AP) — Travelers whose package tours were ruined by the imposition of restrictions to combat the COVID-19 pandemic may be entitled to at least a partial refund, the European Union's highest court said Thursday. AP NEWS

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Monkeypox outbreak in Europe 'largest ever' in region -- cases top 100

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2022-05-20 10:34

Monkeypox outbreak in Europe 'largest ever' in region as cases cross 100 More than 100 cases of monkeypox, a viral infection more common to west and central Africa, have been reported in Europe, with German officials describing the outbreak as the largest ever in the region. Jennifer Rigby,Natalie Grover Reuters

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U.S. monkeypox case reported, as Spain, Portugal report infections in growing outbreak

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2022-05-19 10:43

U.S. monkeypox case reported, as Spain, Portugal report infections in growing outbreak Two more European countries reported unusual monkeypox cases on Wednesday, a development that suggests an outbreak first spotted in the United Kingdom is more widespread than first believed. Helen Branswell STAT

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Overview: China/Sjanghai, U.S. airlines, other developments

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2022-05-06 11:40

Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus Residents of Beijing fretted over anti-virus restrictions curbing their movement while also worrying about the dozens of new COVID-19 cases reported daily, as China's leaders threatened action against critics of their zero-tolerance COVID policy. Reuters Reuters

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Omicron BA.2 COVID variant has circulated in U.S. for some time--White House

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2022-03-14 19:14

White House: Omicron BA.2 COVID variant has circulated in U.S. for some time The White House said on Monday that the Omicron BA.2 sub-variant of COVID-19 had been circulating in the United States for some time, with roughly 35,000 cases at the moment, and more money was needed to help fight it. Reuters Reuters

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EXPLAINER: What does it mean for COVID-19 to be endemic?--AP

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2022-01-20 10:55

EXPLAINER: What does it mean for COVID-19 to be endemic? Some European countries such as Spain are making tentative plans for when they might start treating COVID-19 as an “endemic” disease , but the World Health Organization and other officials have warned that the world is nowhere close to declaring the pandemic over . AP NEWS

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Mask rules get tighter in Europe amid winter’s COVID-19 wave

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2022-01-14 10:19

Mask rules get tighter in Europe in winter's COVID-19 wave | AP News ROME (AP) — To mask or not to mask is a question Italy settled early in the COVID-19 outbreak with a vigorous “yes." Now the onetime epicenter of the pandemic in Europe hopes even stricter mask rules will help it beat the latest infection surge. AP NEWS

... Other countries are taking similar action as the more transmissible — yet, apparently, less virulent — omicron variant spreads through the continent.

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Overview: Europe and Asia Covid developments

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2021-12-21 19:39

Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus Countries across Europe considered new curbs on movement while U.S. President Joe Biden called on military medics to support hospitals and fight the Omicron variant sweeping the world days before the second Christmas of the pandemic. Reuters Reuters

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