Central Europe presidents mark 30 years of Visegrad Group
The presidents of Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia have gathered in northern Poland for two days of debates to mark the 30 anniversary of the Visegrad Group (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - February 9, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
‘We owe this to them’: Auschwitz survivors get COVID-19 vaccine on Holocaust Remembrance Day
Hundreds of Holocaust survivors in Austria and Slovakia got their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine Wednesday, an acknowledgement of... (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 27, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'We owe this to them': Shoah survivors in vaccine spotlight
Hundreds of Holocaust survivors in Austria and Slovakia have received their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine 76 years after Soviet troops liberated the Auschwitz death camp (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - January 27, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Shoah survivors to get vaccine on Auschwitz liberation day
Hundreds of Holocaust survivors in Austria and Slovakia were poised to get their first coronavirus vaccinations (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - January 27, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
The Latest: Slovakia wants tests for nearly all in nine days
Slovakia is launching a project to test almost all citizens for the coronavirus in nine days (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - January 17, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Slovakia's mass Covid testing cut infection rate by 60%, researchers say
UK study finds rapid tests coupled with tough quarantine rules helped bring rate downCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMass testing for Covid brought down the infection rate in Slovakia by about 60% in one week, say UK researchers – but in combination with tough quarantine rules and other measures that are not being implemented in Liverpool or elsewhere in the UK.Slovakia guaranteed high take-up of the rapid tests by requiring employers not to allow people to work without a certificate to prove they had tested negative. Anybody who got a positive result had to go into quarantine with their fam...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 7, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Sarah Boseley Health editor Tags: Coronavirus Slovakia Medical research Science Europe World news Source Type: news
Evidence-based hunting policy needed in Slovakia
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Source: ScienceNOW - December 3, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Kutal, M., Dula, M. Tags: letters Source Type: news
Facilitating the decision-making process after a nuclear accident - case studies in the Netherlands and Slovakia - van Asselt ED, Twenh öfel CJW, Duranova T, Smetsers RCGM, Bohunova J, Müller T.
Nuclear accidents do not occur frequently, but their biological, psychosocial and/or economic consequences may be severe. Hence, a thorough preparation for nuclear emergencies is needed to provide appropriate actions. During the transition phase of an acci... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 28, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
How We Can Stop the Spread of COVID-19 By Christmas
We are at war with a virus that is currently winning by taking two 9/11’s worth of victims every week—by Christmas it could be three. There is no question that if 1,000 Americans were dying each day in a war, we would act swiftly and decisively. Yet, we are not. This should not be about politics—it is about human beings—and we should be acting like it.
So far, the U.S. government has put most of our eggs in the vaccine basket, and despite the vaccine always being “one more month away,” we have a long road ahead before a vaccine is safe, effective and, most crucially, widely available. To...
Source: TIME: Health - November 17, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Michael Mina Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Source Type: news
Coronavirus live news: UK reports 413 further deaths; White House chief of staff tests positive for Covid
Latest UK figures show 24,957 new cases in 24 hours;Trump aide Mark Meadows has Covid-19;Poland registers record 27,875 new casesMark Meadows tests positive for coronavirusUS confirms more than 126,000 Covid cases in new recordExperts urge caution over Denmark ’s mink coronavirus scareUK and others look for lessons from Slovakia mass testing schemeEnglish couples heartbroken as weddings cancelled again6.41pmGMTHospitals inGreater Manchester have decided to suspend non-urgent care amid a surge in coronavirus admissions which threaten to overwhelm local health services.Non-urgent hospital surgery and appointments will no l...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 7, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Yohannes Lowe (now); Aamna Mohdin, Mostafa Rachwani and Melissa Davey (earlier) Tags: Coronavirus Science Infectious diseases Source Type: news
Coronavirus live news: Italy begins nightly curfew; Victoria has eighth straight day of no cases
US sees record 120,000 cases in a day as Texas edges towards 1m infections; New South Wales has one locally acquired case. Follow the updatesExperts urge caution over Denmark ’s mink coronavirus scareUK and others look for lessons from Slovakia mass testing schemeHow ther Australian property market survived the pandemicUK coronavirus updates – live3.41amGMT3.30amGMTThe UK ’s first mass Covid testing trial inLiverpool risks being “an expensive mess that does more harm than good”, health experts said as it got under way on Friday.My colleagues in the UK,Josh Hallidayand Sarah Boseley, report that six new testing ce...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 7, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Melissa Davey (now) and Mostafa Rachwani (earlier) Tags: Coronavirus Science Infectious diseases Source Type: news
France reports record 60,486 new cases; Russia saw 9,798 deaths in September – as it happened
France ’s new infections more than 2,000 higher than previous record;Italy registers 37,809 new cases;Russia says Covid was main cause in 5,199 cases. This blog is now closedFollow today ’s coronavirus blog hereExperts urge caution over Denmark ’s mink coronavirus scareUK closes Denmark travel corridor over mink Covid scareUK and others look for lessons from Slovakia mass testing schemeEasyJet cuts more flights and sells planes after new Covid controlsUK coronavirus updates – live12.21amGMT12.04amGMTNSW has reported one new case of locally transmitted Covid-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night.Four cases were also ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 7, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Melissa Davey (now), Lucy Campbell, Amy Walker, Sarah Marsh and Helen Sullivan (earlier) Tags: Coronavirus World news UK news US news Australia news Science Infectious diseases Europe Source Type: news
Coronavirus live news: mink-related strains infect 214 people in Denmark; Sweden hits record case high
One ofDanish mink strains prompts country to cull all its mink;Sweden registers 4,697 new infections, highest since pandemic beganCovid srains found in Danish mink spread to 214 peopleUK closes Denmark travel corridor over mink Covid scareUK and others look for lessons from Slovakia mass testing schemeMelbourne residents urged to stay vigilant as restrictions easeUK coronavirus updates – live1.56pmGMTThe Kremlin has said it is early to judge how effectiveRussia’s coronavirus restrictions are without lockdowns, as the country reported a record daily number of new Covid-19 infections.Speaking to reporters on Friday, Krem...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 6, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Amy Walker (now); Sarah Marsh and Helen Sullivan (earlier) Tags: Coronavirus World news UK news US news Australia news Science Infectious diseases Europe Source Type: news
Slovakia's Weekend Project: Test The Whole Country For Coronavirus
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Source: Reuters: Health - November 3, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Europe ’s Second Wave of COVID-19 is Being Driven by Two Countries. Here’s Why
Europe is clearly in the grip of a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. In the past week, countries throughout Europe—including Belgium, Croatia, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, the U.K, and Ukraine—have all recorded their highest daily caseloads since the pandemic started.
But two of these stand out. As of Oct. 25, Belgium and the Czech Republic are currently reporting about 146 and 115 new daily cases per 100,000 people, respectively, according to TIME’s coronavirus tracker, which compiles data from Johns Hopkins University. That’s dramatically higher ...
Source: TIME: Health - October 27, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Madeline Roache Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Londontime Source Type: news
