US surgeon general says Covid-19 projections are scary, but urges Americans to keep following precautions
US Surgeon General Jerome Adams speaks with CNN on Sunday, January 3. CNN
US Surgeon General Jerome Adams called on the American people to continue to take Covid-19 precautions as cases surge following the Thanksgiving holiday, and the impacts of travel over the Christmas holiday continue to unfold. I want people to know the projections are pretty scary, but they are projections. What we do now matters. If you gathered over the holidays outside of your household without a mask, there are still measures you can take right now, Adams told CNN s Jake Tapper.
Covid-19: The similarities between long Covid and ME
By Claire Smyth
Gary Campion has been living with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) for the past six years.
The 38-year-old, from south Belfast, used to run 5km every day before work and visit the gym six times a week.
But his life changed forever when he contracted the chronic neurological condition after a horse riding accident. He felt constantly fatigued, in pain and suffered muscle spasms.
Charities that support people with ME have told BBC News NI that they are getting queries from those with long Covid - a term used to describe a range of symptoms identified in some people months after they have had the virus.
LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 02: A general view of social distancing signs displayed at Coldfall Primary School in Muswell Hill on January 2, 2021 in London, England. Coronavirus cases across London have been rising putting pressure on the NHS. Yesterday afternoon the UK Government made a U-turn declaring that London primary schools would join senior schools and remain closed at the start of the 2021 spring term. (Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images)
UK health workers are preparing to reactivate seven emergency Covid-19 field hospitals, as a surge of coronavirus cases fueled by the spread of a new, more contagious variant threatens to overwhelm intensive care units.