Category: Hospitalization
13% of hospitalized Covid-19 patients developed neurological conditions including encephalopathy
Of the more than 16,000 hospitalized Covid-19 patients examined, 13% developed serious neurological conditions including, most commonly, encephalopathy upon admission. More...
Shielding “would not have been a viable public health strategy for COVID-19”
Shielding the vulnerable while allowing infections to spread among the wider population would not have been a viable public health strategy for COVID-19 and is unlikely to be effective for future pandemics. More...
South Africa: Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths rise in fifth wave
In a new report out today, an estimation of the current RO number in South Africa was revealed, along with evidence of increasing numbers of cases, hospitalizations and deaths across the country. More...
Vietnam: Severe liver and brain damage in child after Covid-19 infection
A 13-year-old boy just recovered from Covid-19 suddenly returned to fever, red skin, red eyes, the doctor diagnosed multi-system inflammatory syndrome, brain damage. More...
France: Persistent Alpha variant infection in immunosuppressed patient in 2022
“We describe persistent circulation of SARS-CoV-2 Alpha variant in an immunosuppressed patient in France during February 2022. More...
UKHSA: Hepatitis in kids – revised hypotheses include new SARS-CoV-2 variant
THE UKHSA have released a new technical briefing today outlining their latest hypotheses for the outbreak of acute hepatitis in kids across Britain. More...
Israel: The next Covid wave could be Delta
There is a real danger of another international COVID wave this summer, with the Delta variant possibly poised to make a comeback, new Israeli research suggests. More...
COVID-19 cognitive impairment equivalent to 20 years of ageing, ten IQ points
Cognitive impairment as a result of severe COVID-19 is similar to that sustained between 50 and 70 years of age and is the equivalent to losing 10 IQ points. More...
Luxembourg: 60% with Covid have at least one symptom a year later
Six in ten people with COVID-19 still have at least one symptom a year later, a new study being presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Lisbon, Portugal (23-26 April) has found. More...
South Africa: Covid-19 remains a threat, we cannot just let the virus spread
“Our message remains again, to say that, Covid-19 remains a threat, it’s not over, and we cannot afford to drop all the prevention measures. More...