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Preprint: Molecular evidence for SARS-CoV-2 in samples collected since late summer 2019 in Lombardy

435 samples from 156 cases were investigated. RNA isolated from oropharyngeal swabs and urine was screened by hemi-nested PCRs targeting key sites for viral typing. More...

August 22, 2021August 22, 2021 Coronaheadsup.com Asia, China, Coronavirus, Europe, Health, Hospitalization, Infection, Italy, Origins, Symptoms, Testing, Transmission, Variants

UK Covid-19 death rate equivalent to four Airbus A320’s crashing every week

Britain is currently seeing around 650 people a week die of Covid-19. More...

August 20, 2021August 24, 2021 Coronaheadsup.com Coronavirus, Deaths, England, Europe, Infection, Northern Ireland, Scotland, UK, Wales

UK: Vaccine breakthrough rate for Delta infections still increasing

The latest UK PHE Technical Briefing has just been published, and it shows that the vaccine breakthrough rate for Delta infections in the UK continues to increase by about 6% per month. More...

August 20, 2021September 3, 2021 Coronaheadsup.com Alpha, Astrazeneca, B.1.1.7, B.1.617.2, Coronavirus, Deaths, Delta, England, Hospitalization, Infection, Moderna, Northern Ireland, P.1, Pfizer/Biontech, Scotland, Side Effects, UK, Vaccine, Vaccine Breakthrough, Vaccine Waning, Wales

France: Hundreds infected by Covid-19 in nursing homes in one week

There have been a large number of reports of Covid-19 infections in French nursing homes over the past week. More...

August 18, 2021March 31, 2024 Coronaheadsup.com B.1.617.2, Coronavirus, Delta, Europe, France, Health, Infection, Transmission, Vaccine, Vaccine Breakthrough, Vaccine Waning, Variants

Spain: mink infected with Covid-19 at Galicia farm

The Spanish Ministry of Rural has notified this Friday to the Affairs Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA) the existence of a coronavirus outbreak in an American mink farm located in the Coruña municipality of Abegondo . More...

August 17, 2021August 17, 2021 Coronaheadsup.com Animals, Coronavirus, Europe, Infection, Mink, Reservoir, Spain, Testing, Transmission

UK: it’s an epidemic of the partially vaccinated

The latest UK ZOE Covid app data from 12th August 2021 shows that you are now more likely to catch Covid-19 if you are partially vaccinated than if you are unvaccinated. More...

August 17, 2021August 17, 2021 Coronaheadsup.com Astrazeneca, Coronavirus, England, Infection, London, Moderna, Northern Ireland, Pfizer/Biontech, Revaccination, Scotland, UK, Vaccine, Vaccine Breakthrough, Vaccine Waning, Wales

UK: more than 13,000 women report changes to periods after having Covid-19 vaccine

The number of UK women reporting changes to their menstrual cycle linked to having a Covid-19 vaccine has risen to 13,000. More...

August 17, 2021August 17, 2021 Coronaheadsup.com Astrazeneca, Coronavirus, England, Hormones, Moderna, Northern Ireland, Pfizer/Biontech, Pregnancy, Scotland, Side Effects, Symptoms, UK, Vaccine, Wales

Turkey: 4th vaccination offered to health workers

Turkey’s Health Ministry has announced that health workers and priority groups are now eligible to receive a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as part of the country’s efforts to combat the resurgence of the disease. More...