Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Germany eyes antigen tests to keep elderly safe from virus

As Europe tries to break a surge in coronavirus infections, Germany is counting on a new type of test to avoid closing nursing homes to visitors, a move that caused considerable anguish among residents and relatives in the ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New English lockdown could last longer than month, govt says

A new four-week coronavirus lockdown in England will be extended if it fails to reduce infection rates, the government said Sunday, as it faced criticism over the abrupt decision to shut down again.

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Major Australian city in virus 'limbo' as outbreak rages

Hopes that Australia may have escaped the worst ravages of the coronavirus pandemic were fast fading on Friday as a growing outbreak in its second-largest city has officials eyeing draconian measures to curtail the spread.