Category: Coronavirus
Coronavirus News
Ireland: Coronavirus confirmed as ‘significant factor’ in four stillbirths
Covid-19 has been confirmed as a “significant factor” in four stillbirths, an Nphet briefing heard tonight. More...
Nationwide coronavirus lockdown announced in Estonia. Schools and shops closed
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas unexpectedly announced a nationwide closure today. More...
Finland: Around 200 people infected with coronavirus despite being vaccinated
According to the Finnish National Infectious Diseases Register, approximately 200 people in the country have contracted the COVID-19 virus after being vaccinated. More...
Malta: 20% coronavirus vaccination rate but Covid-19 case rates are spiralling upwards
In Malta, 97,864 vaccine jabs have been administered, 32,862 of which are second doses. More...
Air pollution by fine particles may be responsible for worsening the coronavirus epidemic
For the second week in a row contaminations and hospitalizations linked to Covid-19 rose again between February 22 and 28. More...
CDC: First Identified Cases of SARS-CoV-2 Variant P1 in the United States — Minnesota, January 2021
The first Minnesota P.1 variant case was identified in a person who became symptomatic in early January and was hospitalized for 9 days. More...
Immune plasma of COVID-19 convalescent blood donors had 6-fold less neutralizing capacity against the P1 variant than against the B-lineage
The immune plasma of COVID-19 convalescent blood donors had 6-fold less neutralizing capacity against the P.1 than against the B-lineage. More...
Urban rats tested for coronavirus in Antwerp, Belgium
The serum of 35 rats was tested by MIA showing 3 potentially positive sera that were later shown to be negative by cVNT. More...
UAE has 60% of population vaccinated but it’s coronavirus active case rate is increasing sharply
UAE announces 2,613 new COVID-19 cases, 1,587 recoveries, 12 deaths in last 24 hours
The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 234,763 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. More...