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What is the deadly ‘black fungus’ seen in Covid patients in India? Melissa Davey A rare black fungus that invades the brain is being increasingly seen in vulnerable patients in India, including those with Covid-19, as the health system continues to struggle in the midst of the pandemic. The health ministry on Sunday released an advisory on how to treat the infection. In the state of Gujarat, about 300 cases had been reported in four cities, including Ahmedabad, according to ...

A 23-year-old Italian woman received 6 times the recommended amount of Pfizers coronavirus vaccine insider@insider.com (Aria Bendix) A 23-year-old Italian woman received six doses of Pfizers coronavirus vaccine on Sunday. A nurse accidentally injected the entire vial, the Italian news agency AGI reported. Medical experts said vaccine-dosing errors such as this usually dont lead to serious side effects. A 23-year-old Italian woman received six doses of Pfizers coronavirus vaccine...

Dado Ruvic/Reuters A nurse accidentally injected the entire vial, the Italian news agency AGI reported. Medical experts said vaccine-dosing errors such as this usually dont lead to serious side effects. A 23-year-old Italian woman received six doses of Pfizers coronavirus vaccine on Sunday, after a nurse at a hospital in Tuscany accidentally injected an entire vial. The Italian news agency AGI reported the incident on Monday, and USL Toscana Nord Ovest, a health ne...

Covid-19: Trans-Tasman bubble pause with NSW not needed, Australian expert (Photo / NZ Herald) It is time to fire back up the transtasman bubble with New South Wales, according to an infectious disease specialist who says he would not have shut it down in the first place. The New Zealand Government paused quarantine-free travel with the state until midnight tonight, pending more information after a Sydney man in his 50s and his wife tested positive for Covid-19 in the community. Health officia...

He said the fact more cases may arise is why "its been important that we pause the bubble".  "The large number of people who have come in, in the last few days, would put a strain on our system in terms of having to contact those people and give them good information."  Between 5000 and 6000 people have returned from New South Wales since the cases were identified.  Dr Ashley Bloomfield told The AM Show on Friday its unlikely any returning New Zealanders will have been in contact with the po...

“It’s not to say that we need to get rid of all the other [precautions] we have in place. It’s just recognising that COVID transmits from person to person in a number of ways,” Ms Cole said. “So you could be washing your hands until the cows come home and you could still get COVID-19, because you’ve shared contaminated air.” Advertisement Loading A recent outbreak in Perth that sparked a snap lockdown and was the catalyst for the India flight ban is suspected ...

NZ should have moved faster in closing travel bubble with NSW - expert Newshub 8/05/2021 Caitlin Ellis, Emma Stanford © Image - Getty Images; Video - Newshub Related video: The New Zealand Government paused quarantine-free travel with the state until midnight Saturday. A Kiwi disease modeller says pausing the travel bubble between New Zealand and New South Wales was not an overreaction, and authorities "in fact should have moved a little bit faster".  It comes after an Aus...

Disturbing theory about Sydney outbreak Experts have revealed an unsettling theory about Sydney’s latest COVID outbreak that could mean the ‘missing link’ is never found. Health by Darren Cartwright 7th May 2021 12:37 PM An asymptomatic vaccinated hotel quarantine or medical worker could be the missing link in the NSW mystery COVID-19 outbreak, say experts - but we might never know. NSW authorities are scrambling to wo...

However, Professor Peter Collignon from Australian National University said the risk of transmission between New South Wales and New Zealand was very low. "With a population of about 5 million, there cant be that many people out in the community at the moment that have got it. Lets say worst case scenario, Id assume theres four or five. It still means any one individual has less than a one in a million chance of having the virus at this point of time," he said. "There must be a very low risk of...

08/05/2021 Related: New South Wales Premier labels New Zealand travel pause an overreaction. Credits: Video - Newshub; Images - Getty Images The New Zealand Government paused quarantine-free travel with the state until midnight Saturday, pending more information after a Sydney man in his 50s and his wife tested positive for COVID-19 in the community. Genome testing showed it was a similar strain to a person who was in quarantine after returning to Australia via the US, but authorities believe t...