Category: Coronavirus
Coronavirus News
Denmark: A soup of 120 Covid variants sequenced in one month
You may have heard the expression “a soup of Covid variants” recently.. More...
Italy: Covid infections up 52% in one week *1 Update*
Italy has seen a sharp rise in coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and admissions to ICU in the past week. More...
CDC: 81% of adults with Long Covid experience limitations in their daily activities
The US CDC has issued a new report on Long Covid showing the long term impact that the virus is having on some people. More...
China: Xinjiang Covid epidemic “most difficult major public health emergency in local history”
China’s daily newspaper, the Global Times, is giving prominent coverage today to the ongoing Covid outbreak in Xinjiang, headlining it as the “most difficult major public health emergency in local history”. More...
XBB and three other SARS-CoV-2 strains found to be more antibody-evasive than BQ.1.1 and BA.2.75.2
The speed with which SARS-CoV-2 is now evolving is quite breathtaking – ever-fitter variants are now being uncovered on an almost daily basis. More...
Multiple hypermutated SARS-CoV-2 sequences that may have been created by molnupiravir
Molnupiravir, a drug used to treat SARS-CoV-2 infections, has received a lot of press attention since its launch, and not all of it has been positive. More...
Growth advantage for BQ.1.1 is above 100% per week
The Omicron variant BQ.1.1 appears to be in a prime position to drive the coming winter wave in Europe. More...
Preprint: Nuclear translocation of spike mRNA and protein is a novel pathogenic feature of SARS-CoV-2
A new preprint on Biorxiv looking at the nuclear translocation of S protein and mRNA in infected cells is attracting a lot of attention online today. More...
Sweden: Vaccination recommendation for children aged 12–17yrs is removed
Sweden has lifted its recommendation for vaccination of children aged from 12yrs to 17yrs. More...
UK: The Covid-19 inquiry cover-up begins
“The inquiry is becoming a farce and an exercise in cover-up.” More...