Category: Coronavirus
Coronavirus News
Italy: 25,271 new Covid cases, 356 deaths
In the last 24 hours 25,271 new cases of Covid have been identified in Italy, about 7 thousand fewer than yesterday but with 43 thousand fewer tests than on Saturday: 147,725 yesterday against 191,144.
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine found to be 90% effective
The coronavirus vaccine being developed by Pfizer and BioNTech has been found to be 90% effective in preventing people from getting the virus. More...
Mink coronavirus alert as UK hospitals ordered to keep suspected cases in isolation
Every hospital in the #UK has been ordered to isolate suspected “mink virus” patients amid increasing efforts to prevent a mutant strain of Covid from spreading to Britain. More...
Versatile and multivalent llama nanobodies efficiently neutralize SARS-CoV-2
“To our knowledge, the multivalent constructs represent the most potent SARS-CoV-2 neutralizers to date. More...
Highest 1-week spike yet of Covid-19 cases in US children
Soaring case counts around the country are impacting children at “unprecedented levels,” according to new numbers released Monday by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association, which are tracking data reported by state health departments. More...
Interleukin-6 levels are not highly elevated in Covid patients compared to levels in other critically ill patients
Rigorous studies are failing to find that anti Interleukin-6 drugs are effective against COVID-19. More...
Iceland to screen 15,000 mink farms for SARS-CoV-2
In light of the contagion of a mutated variant of the coronavirus from mink to people in Denmark, the (Iceland) Food Administration intends to start screening for coronavirus on the country’s mink farms. More...
Nasal spray prevents Covid Infection in ferrets
A nasal spray that blocks the absorption of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has completely protected ferrets it was tested on, according to a small study released on Thursday by an international team of scientists. More...
Italy: ‘With the current average, in a month Italy would reach a further 10,000 coronavirus deaths’
President of the National Federation of Medical Orders in Italy: “We need a total lockdown, across Italy”
Filippo Anelli, president of the Federation of Medical Orders of Italy: “Considering this week’s data as a typical trend and if we project them without foreseeing further increases, the situation in a month will be dramatic and therefore we must immediately resort to a total closure. More...
Over one in five infected with coronavirus still show symptoms after two months
A total of 812 participants in the Belgian survey were infected with the Coronavirus at least two months ago, and 22.4% of them still showed symptoms, such as generalised fatigue, being out of breath, joint pains and difficulty concentrating
https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/139846/coronavirus-belgium-over-one-in-five-infected-persons-still-show-symptoms-after-two-months-antwerp-university-study-covid-19/ More...