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Share on PinterestA new analysis suggests that COVID-19 may have been present in thousands of people with flu-like symptoms in winter 2019.On December 31, 2019, China announced a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, which later transpired to be the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19).The U.S. reported its first case of COVID-19 just 21 days later,…

By Jessica Hamzelou Ambulance crews treat a patient with possible covid-19 symptomsPhoto by Leon Neal/POOL/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock A particularly “challenging winter” could bring a second wave of coronavirus infections that leads to around 120,000 deaths in UK hospitals, twice as many as the first wave, according to an estimate of a reasonable worst-case scenario. Assuming people acted…

Image copyright Getty Images The UK could see about 120,000 new coronavirus deaths in a second wave of infections this winter, scientists say. Asked to model a "reasonable" worst-case scenario, they suggest a range between 24,500 and 251,000 of virus-related deaths in hospitals alone, peaking in January and February. To date, there have been 44,830…

By Jessica Hamzelou Ambulance crews treat a patient with possible COVID-19 symptoms. As the list of recognised Covid-19 symptoms grows, paramedics are forced to treat every patient as being a potential casePhoto by Leon Neal/POOL/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock A particularly “challenging winter” could bring a second wave of coronavirus infections that leads to around 120,000 deaths in UK…

Russell Winter (Gallo Images) The Bulls have announced the signing Russell Winter as their new forwards coach. The announcement was confirmed on the franchise's Facebook page on Friday where Director of Rugby Jake White welcomed Winter on board. Winter played as a loose forward for the Cats and Sharks in Super Rugby and the Golden Lions in…