Category: Europe
European Coronavirus News
UK: coronavirus vaccine breakthrough cases reported with B.1.351 and B.1.1.7 variants
People in the UK have been infected with Covid-19 more than once thanks to catching different variants of the coronavirus. More...
UK: Cases of B.1.617 Delta “double mutant” coronavirus variant double in one week to 160
Professor Paul Hunter, an epidemiologist at the University of East Anglia, analysed publicly available information on new variant numbers last Saturday and again yesterday and found that the number of genetically-confirmed Indian strain cases had risen in a week from 79 to 160. More...
France: 32 cases of Breton coronavirus variant B.1.616 reported
On April 14, 32 cases of infection with the 20C / 655Y (B.1.616) variant were confirmed (29 in Brittany, three in other regions). More...
Denmark: 11 cases of Delta “double mutant” coronavirus B.1.617 reported
Anders Fomsgaard, virus researcher and chief physician at SSI, Statens Serum Institut, tells TV2 that there are now 11 cases of B1617 in Denmark, and that they are all connected to countries where the variant is already known. More...
France: 9 cases of digestive thrombosis in older patients following AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine
Nine new cases of atypical thrombosis (clots) and two cases of coagulation disorders associated with AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine, with four additional deaths, occurred in France between April 2 and April 8, according to French health authorities. More...
UK: Delta “Double Mutant” coronavirus variant B.1.617 “could be a lot more problematic than the South African and Brazilian variants”
Prof Paul Hunter, professor in medicine at the University of East Anglia, told the Guardian that the arrival of the India variant was potentially worrying. More...
London: coronavirus hotspots around Heathrow, Trafalgar Square, Buckingham Palace and Whitehall
The few remaining coronavirus hotspots in London seem to be concentrated around Heathow airport and in the central London area around Whitehall, Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly and The Strand. More...
UK: 100 blood clot cases and 22 deaths following vaccination with AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccination
“Up to 5 April 2021, the MHRA had received Yellow Card reports of 100 cases of major thromboembolic events (blood clots) with concurrent thrombocytopenia (low platelet counts) in the UK following vaccination with COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca. More...
France: 25 cases of Breton coronavirus variant B.1.616 recorded so far, 22 in Brittany, 3 elsewhere
Clade 20C variant that emerged in Brittany. A cluster of infections with a 20C clade variant (“20C / 655Y variant” or B.1.616), was detected in the Côtes d´Armor, with cases occurring between January and March 2021. More...
France: Breton Variant B.1.616 added to WHO’s list of variants of interest
France’s “Breton variant”, B.1.616, was added to the WHO list of Variants of Interest this week. More...