Category: Hospitalization
South Africa: Tshwane District Omicron Patient Profile
There has been a significant rise in new SARS-CoV-2 infections in the Gauteng Province in the last four weeks which has been attributed to the new Omicron variant announced on 24 November 2021. More...
South Africa: Growing number of children admitted to hospitals with Omicron
South African health care workers are raising concern about the growing number of children being hospitalised with moderate to severe symptoms of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. More...
Preprint: Internal tremors and vibration symptoms among people with Long Covid
“Sometimes my entire body feels like it’s humming and trembling. More...
Sweden: 30 infected with Covid after hospital ICU staff party with 400 people including Anders Tegnell
Two weeks ago, the department of intensive care, surgery and anesthesia at Sahlgrenska University Hospital had a training day with a closing party at a hotel in Gothenburg. More...
Preprint: Increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection associated with emergence of the Omicron variant in South Africa
332 individuals were identified who had three suspected infections. More...
WHO: Global risk related to Omicron assessed as very high
WHO: “The overall global risk related to the new VOC Omicron is assessed as very high.” More...
Is Omicron another Plague Island export?
Is Omicron another Plague Island export? Both the Alpha and Delta variants were exported across the globe from the UK because of its laissez-faire attitude to border controls. More...
Germany: “We have to shut down the whole country even more”
Bavaria’s Prime Minister Markus Söder calls for drastic nationwide measures to break the fourth wave. More...
Merck’s Covid-19 pill Molnupiravir only 30% effective in final analysis
The pharmaceutical company Merck said on Friday that in a final analysis of a clinical trial, its antiviral pill molnupiravir reduced the risk of hospitalization and death among high-risk Covid patients by 30 percent, down from an earlier estimate of 50 percent. More...
B.1.1.529 Omicron: Valve-style face mask may have caused cross-infection between vaccinated, quarantined patients
A Covid-19 patient whose valve-style face mask was blamed for a cross infection in a quarantine hotel last week has been found to be carrying a new variant of the virus with a high number of mutations, marking the first known appearance of the strain in Hong Kong. More...