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COVID-19: UK scientists probe impact of virus mutant in kids Xinhua/Ammar Safarjalani Scientists in the UK are investigating the impact of the new mutant variant of coronavirus, named VUI-202012/01, on children and whether the faster transmission in parts of England is in the younger segment of the population. Earlier strains of coronavirus found it harder to infect children than adults, with one explanation being that children have fewer of the doorways called the ACE2 receptor the virus uses ...

Synopsis Despite a number of mutations so far of the Covid-19, none of them, including the new mutant variant found in the UK, has made a significant impact on the susceptibility of the virus to any of the currently used therapeutics, drugs or the vaccines under development, according to World Health Organization (WHO) experts. No evidence so far that new COVID virus strain more likely to cause severe disease or mortality: WHO GENEVA: Despite a number of mutations so far of the Covid-19, none...

2020-12-22 21:35:48 GMT2020-12-23 05:35:48(Beijing Time) Xinhua English 　　A woman walks past the closed Les Deux Magots cafe in Paris, France, Dec. 16, 2020.(Xinhua/Gao Jing) GENEVA/BRUSSELS, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- Several European countries and Australia have detected a new, faster spreading and potentially more contagious strain of COVID-19 in recent days and have or are about to roll out stricter control measures. The new mutation, referred to in the United Kingdom (UK) where it was ...

2020-12-22 04:15:24 GMT2020-12-22 12:15:24(Beijing Time) Xinhua English GENEVA, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Despite a number of mutations so far of SARS-CoV-2 virus, the culprit behind the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, none of them, including the latest UK variant, has made a significant impact on the susceptibility of the virus to any of the currently used therapeutics, drugs or the vaccines under development, experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. According to WHO Chief ...

South Sudan launches a comprehensive five-year National Action Plan for Health Security to strengthen its capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to public health emergencies Format Juba, 10 December 2020 – South Sudan launched its National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS) 2020-2024. The plan was launched by Hon. Dr Martin Elia Lomoro, Minister of Cabinet Affairs. The NAPHS was developed based on the Joint External Evaluation conducted in 2017 to strengthen core capacities in the coun...