Category: Asia
Asian Coronavirus News
South Korea: XE and XM recombinants may be ‘domestic occurrence’
South Korea’s health authority has detected the XE and XM SARS_CoV-2 recombinant mutations for the first time.
Thailand: Record deaths for the Omicron phase of pandemic
In Thailand, despite a levelling off of daily Covid-19 cases, new fatalities rose to 128, a record during the Omicron phase of the pandemic. More...
10% risk of being infected with Covid-19 in public toilets
A Thai study has found that, without facemasks, there was a 10% risk of being infected with Covid-19 in public toilets, but the risk increased to almost 100% if the Covid-19 infected person coughed or sneezed in the toilet. More...
China: 50 SARS-CoV-2 sequences uploaded to Gisaid
Gisaid have published a report recently on fifty SARS-CoV-2 genome sequences uploaded by China which seems to have gone largely unnoticed by the mainstream media. More...
China: Omicron subvariant detected in Beijing
Chinese state news has announced that they have uncovered new Covid cases in Beijing caused by a subvariant of Omicron. More...
India: XE and XM recombinants reported in Gujurat
India has confirmed its first cases in the XE and XM recombinant variants in Gujurat. More...
BMJ: If we are no longer following the science, what are we following?
British ministers have now abandoned any pretence that they are “following the science” on Covid-19. More...
China: 24,000 Covid cases reported in new pandemic high
China has reported 24,101 new Covid cases on 8th April 2022, with Shanghai accounting for more than 21,000 of those cases. More...
Thailand: first cases of XE and XJ recombinants reported
Thailand has reported its first cases of Omicron XE and XJ. More...
China: new subvariant of BA.1.1 found in Suzhou
China is battling record coronavirus infection numbers as its fight against the Omicron variant intensifies. More...