Victoria Police has been equipped with a new offence and an eye-watering fine in the fight to stop coronavirus spreading to regional Victoria. A new offence of failing to comply with the requirement to remain in a restricted area will come into force from 11.59pm on Wednesday. It means Melburnians caught trying to flee the… Read More: New eye-watering fine for virus offence »
India’s confirmed coronavirus tally has crossed 4.6 million after a record surge of 97,570 new cases in 24 hours. India also reported another 1,201 deaths on Saturday, taking total fatalities to 77,472. Infections are growing faster in India than anywhere else in the world and it is the second worst-hit country behind the United States.… Read More: India’s virus cases pass 4.6m after surge »
Antibodies that people make to fight the new coronavirus last for at least four months after diagnosis and do not fade quickly as some earlier reports suggested, scientists have found. Tuesday’s report, from tests on more than 30,000 people in Iceland, is the most extensive work yet on the immune system’s response to the virus… Read More: Large antibody study offers hope for virus vaccine efforts »
A British teenager diagnosed with an inflammatory disorder associated with COVID-19 developed severe neurological conditions that left her with a “completely different personality”. Nia Haughton, 15, first developed symptoms in early April when she had a cough and a high temperature for about 10 days straight. When she began to deteriorate her mother, Justina Ward,… Read More: Girl’s ‘different personality’ after virus »