Category Pandemic Alert

Coronavirus: Novak Djokovic – Tennis Star tests positive for COVID-19 #COVID19 #coronavirus #pandemic #quarantine #NovakDjokovic #Tennis

Novak Djokovic has tested positive for coronavirus. The men’s world number one tennis player confirmed the diagnosis in a statement. In April, Djokovic had revealed he was an anti-vaxxer – and that it could get in the way of his…

Coronavirus: German county forced back into lockdown after outbreak at abattoir #COVID19 #coronavirus #Guetersloh #Germany #pandemic #quarantine #emergency

A county in Germany’s most populous state has been placed back into lockdown after a coronavirus outbreak at a slaughterhouse. More than 1,500 people from the Toennies plant in the Guetersloh county tested positive for COVID-19. The abattoir previously said…

Coronavirus: Germany’s R number rockets again – from 1.79 to 2.88 #COVID19 #coronavirus #Germany #pandemic #quarantine #emergency

Any figure above one means COVID-19 is likely to increase among the population, making it more difficult to control. Germany’s coronavirus R number has rocketed again – from 1.79 on Saturday to 2.88 on Sunday, official figures show. The Robert…

Coronavirus: R number jumps to 1.79 in Germany after abattoir outbreak #COVID19 #coronavirus #Germany #pandemic #quarantine #emergency

The coronavirus reproduction rate, known as the R number, has jumped to 1.79 in Germany. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for public health confirmed the rate was now far above what is needed to contain the outbreak over the longer…