Category: Canada
Canada: Two lions test positive for SARS-CoV-2 at Calgary Zoo
Two female lions have tested positive for Covid in Calgary Zoo, Canada, with other animals in the zoo also displaying symptoms.… ...More...
Canada: First evidence of deer-to-human transmission
A recent report from Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto, Canada, gives details of a highly mutated strain of SARS-CoV-2, and evidence of deer-to-human transmission.… ...More...
BF.7: Another contender for global domination
The XBB and BQ.1 variants have recently been making headlines, but another SARS-CoV-2 variant, BF.7 has been closely tracking their success across the globe.… ...More...
India: More than 2 million children orphaned by Covid-19
A project by Imperial College in London outlines the horrendous toll of the pandemic on children across the globe as millions are orphaned by the virus.… ...More...
STOP PRESS: World Health Organisation believes that Long COVID may be a thing
It seems the World Health Organisation has suddenly become aware of something called Long COVID after their chief scientist tweeted the following yesterday:.… ...More...
Canada: Long Covid sufferer applies for assisted suicide
“My choices are basically to die slowly and painfully, or quickly.… ...More...
Canada: “We will never be fully vaccinated against COVID-19”
Canadians will be required to get a booster shot every nine months for the foreseeable future, says Canadian Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos.… ...More...
Monkeypox: “We don’t know the efficacy of any of these monkeypox vaccines”
“How well MVA really protects humans from monkeypox is uncertain.… ...More...
Monkeypox: Prolonged upper respiratory tract viral DNA shedding
“Notable disease features included viraemia, prolonged monkeypox virus DNA detection in upper respiratory tract swabs, reactive low mood, and one patient had a monkeypox virus PCR-positive deep tissue abscess”
“We reviewed all cases since the inception of the HCID (airborne) network between Aug 15, 2018, and Sept 10, 2021, identifying seven patients.… ...More...
China: 16 cases of Omicron BA.2.3 reported in Yantai, Shandong
16 cases of Omicron BA.2.3, were reported on Monday in Yantai, East China’s Shandong Province, the first time the strain has been detected in the Chinese mainland.… ...More...