Covid-19 — Page 2

For helping to create a vaccine against COVID-19: who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Catalin Carico and Drew Weissman for their discovery of nucleoside base modification, which helped develop effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19. This year, the prize fund is SEK 11 million (about $986 thousand). BREAKING NEWS The 2023 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to […]

October 2, 2023

Quarantine in Shanghai: Authorities release robots on the street to disperse people to their homes

The Shanghai authorities have found an unusual way to inform about quarantine rules. Loudspeakers taped the four-legged robots and sent them to patrol the streets. Shanghai has introduced a two-stage quarantine, which severely restricts the movement of half the population on different days. In March, 30,000 Covid-19 cases were reported in the city. As of […]

April 6, 2022