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Grateful for the little that is still coming in, but without carnival, theres no movement. the financial toll is undeniable. translation: everything - financially depends on crowds. we need a crowd to sell beer for people to get togetherfor a party, a birthday, a football match. all this involves a crowd and the pandemic cancelled all crowds. the pandemic has called out our work 100%. but this has all come about because of the harrowing human cost of the pandemic. brazil is one of the worlds wor...

Is what rio typically looks like during carnival, february 2020 saw parties in full swing, fast forward and the scene is very different. translation: ., .,., translation: compared to other ears, translation: compared to other years. everything _ translation: compared to other years. everything is— translation: compared to other years, everything is paralysed, . years, everything is paralysed, we are praying and grateful for the little that is still coming in but without carnival, there is no m...

Footballers subject online racial abuse, a recent spate of incidents heaping pressure on the social media giants. today the biggest of all finally addressed the issue. facebook, which owns instagram, said they were determined to tackle the crisis. i they were determined to tackle the crisis. ., they were determined to tackle the crisis. . ., ., , , crisis. i am horrified at the type of abuse that _ crisis. i am horrified at the type of abuse that people, _ crisis. i am horrified at the type| of ...

Facebook says it will take tougher measures to tackle racism online, after a number of high—profile footballers suffered abuse on social media recently. the government has warned tech firms they could be fined 10% of their global turnover unless they take steps to prevent it. a senior executive at facebook has told our sports editor, dan roan, that she is horrified at the continued racist abuse. theyre among a growing list of footballers subject online racial abuse, a recent spate of incidents...

Thankfully, t cells, another part of our immune system, look like they can spot infection, meaning existing vaccines should protect against severe disease. more than 100 cases of the south africa variant has been found in the uk, and house—to—house testing in affected areas is under way in a bid to suppress its spread. but its inevitable that more variants will emerge. the oxford team are creating prototype vaccines against several variants and say they will be ready if needed by the autumn....

Matt hancock, has described as absolutely superb the findings of a study which suggests for the first time that the oxford astrazeneca vaccine significantly reduces people passing on the virus. the research by oxford university, which has not yet been formally published, also found that the jab provides a high level of protection, even when theres a gap of 12 weeks between the two doses. researchers believe that the vaccine remains 76% effective for up to three months after the first shot, while...

Of the south african variant has meant fighting coronavirus is now being done house to house. has meant fighting coronavirus is now being done house to house. 80,000 adults in nine postcode areas of england are being urged to have a test because cases of the variants have been detected there unconnected to foreign travel. and its emerged that the uk variant first found in kent has itself undergone another mutation. viruses evolve all the time, but there are several variants here which share one ...

Mutation of concern — its in the spike protein and called e484k. its been found in bristol in a mutated version of the more contagious uk variant. and in liverpool, in a variant which mutated from the original wuhan strain. this same mutation is also found in the south african and brazilian variants. it appears to make the virus less visible to antibodies, a key part of the immune system, which could make vaccines less effective. we do have some evidence from the laboratory that this mutation ...

More mutation kent variant. in liverpool in a variant which mutated from the original wuhan strain. this same mutation is also found in the south african and brazilian variants. it appears to make the virus less visible to antibodies, a key part of the immune system, which could make vaccines less effective. we do have some evidence from the laboratory— we do have some evidence from the laboratory that this mutation might reduce _ laboratory that this mutation might reduce the efficacy of cert...

Our mission must be to stop its spread altogether and break those chains of transmission. but its notjust the south african variant that is of concern. the uk variant, which first emerged in september in kent, has undergone another mutation. viruses evolve all the time, but there are several variants here which share one mutation of concern — its in the spike protein and called e484k. it has been found in bristol in a mutated version of the more mutation kent variant. ——contagious kent var...