Category: Singapore
XBB.1.16: Big jump in Singapore – suddenly outcompetes XBB.1.9.1 – *2 Updates*
BREAKING: Singapore has seen an unexpectedly large rise in the XBB.1.16 variant of Omicron. More...
XBB.1.9.1 now the dominant Covid variant in Singapore
New Covid sequencing data shows that the XBB.1.9.1 variant now outcompetes XBB.1.5 in Singapore. More...
XBB.1.9.1 – a new variant of concern? – 4 updates
XBB.1.9.1, a new recombinant subvariant that is suddenly cropping up across the globe, is causing some concern amongst epidemiologists. More...
Emma Hodcroft analyses the XBB recombinant variant
This is one of those very rare occasions when an entire Twitter thread is worth republishing as it answers so many common questions. More...
Singapore: XBB variant more prevalent in those without a previous Covid infection
Singapore’s Health Minister, Ong Ye Kung, has said that he expects the current XBB SARS-CoV-2 wave to peak in mid-November 2022. More...
XBB set to become the dominant variant in Singapore
XBB is set to become the dominant variant in Singapore, and is already dominant in Bangladesh. More...
The world’s first XBB wave begins in Singapore
The world’s first wave of the recombinant SARS-CoV-2 variant XBB has apparently begun in Singapore. More...
Hong Kong: Link between Covid cases and deaths re-established *4 UPDATES*
Hong Kong may impose a hard lockdown that confines people to their homes, authorities signalled Monday 28th February 2022, with the city’s zero-COVID strategy in tatters and bodies piling up in hospitals. More...
Decoding Sars-Cov-2: How are global Covid waves formed, and can we predict future waves?
Global Covid waves are formed by smaller continental waves combining to create the unique global sine wave pattern we have seen in 2021. More...
India seeing a rise in Covid deaths without a corresponding rise in cases
India has seen an unusual increase in Covid deaths over the last week without a corresponding rise in Covid cases. More...