Category: Denmark
Omicron BA.4.6 at 4 percent of all US sequences
Omicron BA.4.6, a subvariant of BA.4, has been attracting some media attention over the past few days. More...
Denmark: BA.5 wave – infections up, hospitalizations up, deaths up
A rather chippy introduction to the latest Danish weekly epidemiological report belies the fact that much of the information contained in the report shows Covid trends stil increasing across the country. More...
Preprint: Mink can be infected by Omicron and efficiently transmit the virus to other mink
To study whether mink can transmit Omicron, we placed 2 uninfected indirect contact mink in separate cages 10–20 cm from the cages of the infected mink and followed their progress for 10 days. More...
Denmark: Covid cases up 27% in one week, hospitalizations up by 45%
New COVID-19 cases increased by 27%, hospitalizations increased by 45%, and the incidence has risen to 178 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. More...
Denmark: BA.5 now dominant with nearly 60% of sequences
Denmark’s latest Covid-19 report is out, and it shows another big increase in the BA.5 variant, which is now dominant in the country with nearly 60% of all sequences. More...
Denmark: BA.5 set to outcompete BA.2 this week
Denmark’s latest Covid-19 weekly trends report has just been published, and it shows a big increase in BA.5 infections over the past week. More...
Denmark: Risk assessment for SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants BA.5, BA.2.12.1 and BA.4
The sub-variants provisionally amount to 21% (BA.5) and 12.4% (BA.2.12.1) per June 8 2022. More...
Denmark: BA.5 sequences up by 6.5% in one week
The latest SARS-CoV-2 sequencing figures from Denmark show a marked increase for Omicron subvariant BA.5 (shown in red), which is up by 6.54% in one week, from 10.34% to 16.88%. More...
Denmark: BA.5 up 135% in a month
The latest weekly epidemiological file for Denmark has just been published. More...
Preprint: Infection of mink with SARS-COV-2 Omicron Variant
Mink infected with Omicron were consistently PCR-positive from day 3 onwards, indicating mink-to-mink transmission. More...