London, Feb. 12, 2021 (AltAfrica)-A new study has found that people without covid-19 symptoms, are responsible for about 50% of the early surge of covid-19 infections The study from the University of Chicago found that during the initial wave of the COVID-19 outbreak in New York City, only 1 in 5 to 1 in 7 ...

London, Feb. 2, 2021 (AltAfrica)-A mother’s COVID-19 antibodies can cross the placenta, potentially protecting her foetus from infection, researchers reported  in JAMA Paediatrics. However, a second, unpublished study suggests that the maternal-infant antibody transfer is lower than expected. READ ALSO: RARE GOOD NEWS AS GLOBAL COVID-19 INFECTIONS DECLINE FOR THIRD WEEK IN A ROW Several ...

London, Feb. 1, 2021 (AltAfrica)-The number of new COVID-19 infections reported globally fell again last week making it the third consecutive seven-day period in a row that new cases declined, according to the World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom. Tedros made the announcement in a COVID-19 media briefing on Monday, but he warned against complacency in ...

London, Jan. 13, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Three Democrats-US lawmakers have tested positive for the coronavirus after sheltering for hours with colleagues during last week’s deadly assault on the Capitol. House Democrats Bonnie Watson Coleman, Pramila Jayapal and Brad Schneider have announced their diagnoses. READ ALSO: TWO MALAWIAN MINISTERS SUCCUMB TO COVID-19 Last Wednesday they hunkered down in ...

London, Nov. 21, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Donald Trump Jr, the son of US President Donald Trump, tested positive for COVID-19 this week, although he is experiencing no symptoms, according to his spokesperson. Trump Jr. tested positive at the start of the week and has been “quarantining at his cabin since the result,” the spokesperson said. “He’s been ...

London, Nov. 14, 2020 (AltAfrica)-More than 100 U.S. Secret Service agents are either infected with the COVID-19 virus or been told to quarantine because of close contact with someone who has, a person familiar with the matter said Friday. The number included only those who are part of the service’s 1,600-member Uniformed Division, which generally has the most contact ...

London, Oct. 27, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Levels of protective antibodies in people wane “quite rapidly” after coronavirus infection, say researchers. Antibodies are a key part of our immune defences and stop the virus from getting inside the body’s cells. The Imperial College London team found the number of people testing positive for antibodies has fallen by 26% ...

London, Sep. 22, 2020 (AltAfrica)-President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said that the government’s decision to test international passengers for Coronavirus at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) has paid off. He said the 26 positive cases recorded at the airport would have mingled with the unsuspecting public undetected if not for the compulsory testing. READ ALSO: 166 COVID-19 RELATED CLINICAL ...

London, Sep 1, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Morocco and South have reported significant increase in fresh cases of covid-19 infections despite recent declines across the continent. Total cases in Africa now stands at 1, 245, 973 with 29, 595 deaths and 976, 398 recoveries Morocco’s Ministry of Health confirmed 1,191 more COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the ...

London, Sep. 1, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Thirty three Nigerian final year secondary school students who tested positive for COVID-19 and currently writing the regional WASSCE examination have fully recovered, the Ministry of Education announced on Monday The media reported last week that at least 33 students in four states had tested positive for the novel disease two ...