Category: Coronavirus
Coronavirus News
Preprint: Three types of long Covid, each with its set of symptoms
King’s College research shows at least three distinct ‘types’ of long covid for people experiencing symptoms for 12 weeks or more. More...
Joe Biden Paxlovid rebound
US President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 again – only days after testing negative. More...
Argentina: Three cases of Argentine hemorrhagic fever reported
A few days ago, two cases of Argentine hemorrhagic fever (AHF) were confirmed in Bell Ville and Laborde, both towns in the southeast of the province. More...
Preprint: Suspected cat-to-human transmission of SARS-CoV-2
A veterinarian in Thailand was diagnosed with COVID-19 after being sneezed on by an infected cat owned by an infected patient. More...
India: BA.2.75 centaurus outcompetes BA.5 in India
Big news from Nextstrain: the BA.2.75 variant, unofficially nicknamed Centaurus, is now outcompeting BA.5 in India. More...
WHO declares monkeypox a PHEIC as Tedros overrules advisors
One month too late.
The World Health Organisation have finally gotten round to declaring monkeypox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), but only after WHO chief Dr Tedros overrode the views of his own advisors! More...
Preprint: Tunneling nanotubes provide a route for SARS-CoV-2 spreading
“Here, we investigated the neuroinvasive potential of SARS-CoV-2 and asked whether tunneling nanotubes (TNTs) could be involved in its intercellular spreading.” More...
US President Joe Biden has Covid-19 *1 update*
Biden, 79, is experiencing fatigue, a runny nose and a dry cough after testing positive. More...
UK: Long Covid recognised as a disability by employment tribunal
The decision in the employment tribunal case of Burke v Turning Point Scotland is one of the first in the UK to address specific facts and has found that the long Covid symptoms suffered by Mr Burke amounted to a disability. More...
BMJ: Stop gaslighting the public over Covid-19
“The government must stop gaslighting the public and be honest about the threat the pandemic still poses to them and the NHS”. More...