Category: Hospitalization
UK wakes up to a new Covid wave amid Russian-style news blackouts
Just two and half weeks since Boris Johnson announced to the UK Houses of Parliament that Britain would be dropping almost all Covid restrictions, the virus has bounced back, and the UK is facing yet another fresh wave of disease and death. More...
Lancet: 18 million dead from the Sars-Cov-2 pandemic
Although reported COVID-19 deaths between Jan 1, 2020, and Dec 31, 2021, totalled 5·94 million worldwide, we estimate that 18·2 million people died worldwide because of the COVID-19 pandemic (as measured by excess mortality) over that period. More...
Hong Kong: Omicron BA.2 with S:I1221T mutation designated BA.2.2
The dominant BA.2 lineage in Hong Kong with the spike mutation at I1221T has been designated BA.2.2. More...
Denmark: 30% of non-hospitalized Covid cases still have at least one symptom after six months
Almost 30% of study participants still experienced at least one physical symptom 6-12 months after previous infection. More...
USA: National Covid-19 Preparedness Plan, issued March 2022
The US has recently issued a National Covid-19 Preparedness Plan. More...
Denmark: 46% of children aged 0-15yrs infected with Covid in two months
During the two months between December 15, 2021 and February 15, 2022, where the Omicron variant has been dominating, Denmark has experienced a surge of PCR confirmed cases. More...
Germany: Coronavirus could remain for decades
German Health Minister Lauterbach expects a possible coronavirus wave in Germany this autumn. More...
Hong Kong: Omicron BA.2 with S:I1221T mutation at 100% of recent sequences *6 UPDATES*
A catchup post looking at the BA.2 variant with mutation S:I1221T. More...
Preprint: Ivermectin was associated with reduced mortality vs Remdesivir
Our analysis yielded 41,608 patients who had COVID-19 resulting in two unique cohorts that were treated with either Ivermectin (1,072) or Remdesivir (40,536). More...
Long Covid: Tissue damage several weeks after the first diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection
Our data provide evidence not only of long-term postmortem persisting SARS-CoV-2 RNA but also of tissue damage several weeks after the first diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection. More...