Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Friday morning.
1. Longest infection lasted more than 16 months - study- a patient they treated who had detectable levels of the virus for more than 16 months, or 505 days in total. Such prolonged infections are rare and the unnamed individual, who died in hospital in 2021, had other underlying medical conditions, the London-based doctors say.investigated by a Commons committee over claims he misled Parliament
about parties in Downing Street that broke coronavirus laws. MPs have paved the way for the Privileges Committee to launch an inquiry once the police have finished their investigation. A government bid to delay the vote was abandoned amid opposition from its own MPs. Mr Johnson says he has "absolutely nothing, frankly, to hide".3. NHS to ban products of slavery after PPE concernsy or human trafficking under a new law to be discussed next week.
for them being placed in an ICU, while in another 14% of cases it may have contributed to their admission. In 60% of cases, a positive test was "coincidental", the report says.
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