Coronavirus: Hong Kong children experienced increased hyperactivity, diminished social functioning as a result of school closures, survey finds
University of Hong Kong finds children’s hyperactivity levels rose by 7.5 per cent during the school closures, while parental stress went up 5.6 per cent
Researchers say a separate study of young people who contracted Covid-19 last year suggests the risk of infection at school may be comparatively low
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Kolkata, May 24 (IANS) The West Bengal Health Department late on Monday confirmed that two persons died of mucormycosis, commonly known as black fungus , out of the 12 confirmed cases and five suspected cases in the state. Till today (Monday), there are 12 confirmed cases of mucormycosis, and out of them, four were from Bihar and one from Jharkhand. No new case was reported today. Out of the 12 confirmed cases, six are Covid or post Covid, and three out of five suspects. Others are not associated with Covid, but almost all have uncontrolled diabetes, the Health Department release said.
White House says cannot confirm report on COVID-19 origins, needs more information
FILE PHOTO: A health worker does a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test as people wait at a drive-through COVID-19 testing center in a local street, in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., April 2, 2021. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz reuters tickers
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May 24, 2021 - 17:51
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Monday the United States could not confirm a Wall Street Journal report on the origins of COVID-19 and needed more information.
Three researchers from China s Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) sought hospital care in November 2019, a month before China reported the first cases of COVID-19, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing a U.S. intelligence report.
Casos muy inusuales de problemas cardíacos en adolescentes y jóvenes adultos vacunados contra el covid-19 fueron reportados esta semana por las autoridades sanitarias de Estados Unidos, sin que se haya establecido de momento un vínculo con la vacunación. Casos de miocarditis, una inflamación del músculo cardíaco, ocurrieron en personas que recibieron una vacuna de ARN mensajero como las desarrolladas por Pfizer/BioNTech o Moderna, registraron los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) de Estados Unidos. La mayoría de los casos parecen ser benignos , explicaron y aseguraron que se realiza un seguimiento a la situación. Han sido informados relativamente pocos casos, según los CDC, que no detallaron ni los nombres ni las edades exactas de las personas afectadas. Los episodios ocurrieron principalmente en adolescentes y jóvenes adultos , en los cuatro días siguientes a la inyección. Estas miocarditis, que ocurrieron con más frecuencia tras la segunda d