Health News - It has been over a month since digital forensics investigator Corstiaan Stofregen recovered from Covid-19, but he is still struggling to get back his stamina. The 29-year-old, who is fully vaccinated, tested positive on Feb 13. He had high fever, cough and bodyache and felt. Read more at www.tnp.sg
Singapore News - About 3,500 people took free supervised self-administered antigen rapid tests (ARTs) at Quick Test Centres (QTCs) and Combined Test Centres (CTCs) on Wednesday (Feb 16), the first day of a new scheme that aims to ease the load on general practitioner (GP) clinics and. Read more at www.tnp.sg
With much of the world still in the grip of the pandemic, billions of people have taken to wearing N95 masks to protect themselves and others. But that has raised questions about the environmental impact of PPE.
With every wave of COVID-19 illnesses in Germany comes a new backlash from the people strongly opposed to the measures taken to reduce transmissions including vaccination. Protests and refusal to wear a mask in public places are common reactions. Some people, however, go further than that.
Brazil has been a Latin American leader in fighting coronavirus. Battered by the COVID-19 pandemic early on, infections in Brazil have plummeted due to high vaccination rates. Nearly 80% of adults have been vaccinated at least once.