Category: Deaths
Joe Biden: The pandemic is basically not where it was
“There’s a lot of people — there’s not — the pandemic is, quote, “over,” as I got criticized for saying. More...
ECDC designates BA.2.75 a Variant of Concern
Marco Cavaleri, Head of Health Threats and Vaccines Strategy at the European Medicines Agency has revealed today that the Omicron variant BA.2.75 is now being monitored as a Variant of Concern (VOC) by the ECDC. More...
Joe Biden: The pandemic is over
Joe Biden has stunned the world, and swept the British Queen’s funeral off the headlines, by declaring “the pandemic is over”. More...
Lancet: Covid response “a massive global failure at multiple levels”
The Lancet Commission looking into the global SARS-CoV-2 pandemic response has levelled some withering criticism at the failure of governments and agencies to tackle the pandemic and uncover its origins. More...
Japan: Half of Covid deaths in under 20’s had no underlying health problems *1 Update*
NHK are reporting that about half of under 20’s who died from Covid recently had no underlying health problems. More...
NBER: The impacts of Covid-19 illnesses on workers
The National Bureau of Economic Research has published a working paper on the impact of Covid-19 on the US workforce. More...
WHO: The End Is Nigh
Tedros Ghebreyesus: “We have never been in a better position to end the pandemic – we are not there yet, but the end is in sight.” More...
Japan: 89% of those who died of Covid in the latest wave had moderate symptoms
Japan says an increasing percentage of people are dying after developing moderate symptoms of COVID-19. More...
WHO: Legionellosis outbreak in Tucuman, Argentina
“Further analyses of two bronchoalveolar lavage samples by highly sensitive total DNA sequencing found readings compatible with Legionella spp.”. More...