Category: Healthcare
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...
France: Deaths up 12% in one week as BA.5 increases its share
All the Covid indicators in France are currently heading in the wrong direction as BA.5 continues to increase its share of sequences. More...
BA.2.75 designated a VUM by both WHO and ECDC *3 updates*
The World Health Organisation and the European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC) have designated Omicron subvariant BA.2.75 as a variant under monitoring (VUM). More...
Italy: Pediatric hospitalizations due to Covid-19 double in one week
In Italy, 78% of child admissions are currently children under 4 years of age. More...
Canada: “We will never be fully vaccinated against COVID-19”
Canadians will be required to get a booster shot every nine months for the foreseeable future, says Canadian Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos. More...
Preprint: Bergamottin exhibits inhibitory activity against SARS-CoV-2
Here, we reported that bergamottin, a furanocoumarin originally found in bergamot, exhibited inhibitory activity against SARS-CoV-2 in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo. More...
Jenny Harris: Quite likely BA.5 hospitalizations will exceed those of BA.2
Dr Jenny Harris, of the UKHSA, has said in an interview today that it is quite likely that BA.5 hospitalizations will “peak over” those of the Omicron BA.2 wave, meaning that Britain could see the highest hospitalization figures for eighteen months. More...
Preprint: More severe disorders in the lungs of BA.4/BA.5 infected hamsters than those of BA.2
“Here we demonstrated that the Omicron BA.4/5 are more potentially pathogenic than Omicron BA.2. More...
Italy: BA.5 at >60% of SARS-CoV-2 sequences
The proportion of BA.5 increased from 23.74%, in week 23, 2022, to 60.71% in week 25, 2022. More...
Monkeypox: Extensive surface contamination following treatment
Two new preprints just published shed light on possible transmission routes for the Monkeypox virus, in particular, on the possibility of surface contamination as a vector for infection. More...