A private laboratory in Wolverhampton made a technical error informing about 43,000 people that they were COVID-negative, only to receive a positive result in a different testing method. The United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA) released a statement saying they …
Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) on Monday have successfully treated a woman with severe depression using an experimental brain implant that detects and resets negative brain activity. The researchers published the study in the Nature Medicine …
The Bangkok Community Help Foundation has launched a COVID-19 mass testing drive in Khlong Toei, Bangkok’s biggest slum with about 100,000 dwellers, on Wednesday. According to the Foundation, the mass testing drive would help identify cases and “stop Khlong Toei …
Greece said that it would end free testing for unvaccinated people to improve immunization rates and to combat possible new cases of Delta variant infections. Greek Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias said that free testing will be available for those who …
A total of 57 private travel testing companies in the United Kingdom will be removed from the GOV.UK list as they no longer exist or don’t provide day two and day eight testing. “Following a rapid review of the pricing …
The government of the United Kingdom announced on Aug. 22 that it will begin offering free COVID-19 antibody tests to the public for the first time to gain more understanding on the immunity against COVID-19. The UK Health Security Agency …
AstraZeneca announced on Tuesday that its experimental monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19, also known as AZD7442, failed to hit the pharmaceutical giant’s primary aim of preventing symptoms in individuals who recently became exposed to the coronavirus disease. The company said …
Indonesian police are investigating reports that at least 9,000 people have been swabbed with reused antigen rapid test kits at North Sumatra’s Kualanamu Airport. State pharmaceutical company Kimia Farmaat Kualanamu employees at the airport reportedly washed and then reused cotton …
Nursing students at Hawkeye Community College in Iowa have administered around 150 COVID-19 vaccinations at a campus clinic this week. The Black Hawk County Health Department issued a unit of Moderna vaccine to the college to store in its clinic …
At least 85,000 foreign workers of Gyeonggi province were required to have COVID-19 test as the cases in foreigner-dense areas and workplaces rise. The officials said that the provincial government released an order directing all foreign workers to get tested …