Category: Infection
New Breton variant of coronavirus that evades PCR tests “a specific variant of the 20C clade”
A new variant (derived from Clade 20C) has been detected in the context of a cluster at the Lannion hospital center, in the Côtes d’Armor. More...
Czech president blames country’s coronavirus deaths on refusal to use Sputnik V and Sinopharm vaccines
President Miloš Zeman is calling for the county’s health minister and state drug agency director to be removed from office for rejecting the use of the Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V, which has not yet received EU approval. More...
More than 200 children in the Czech Republic have been diagnosed with coronavirus related PIMS
More than 200 children in the Czech Republic have been diagnosed with a rare condition that can occur several weeks after Covid-19, known as paediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome or PIMS-TS.
MIS-C syndrome attacking children one month after they are infected with the coronavirus
Spanish pediatricians have complied the most complete data about ‘multisystem inflammatory syndrome’ MIS-C (aka PIMS) which is a rare consequence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and causes critical inflammation
Children who, four to six weeks after having been infected with the coronavirus, would fall ill with continuous fever, general inflammation and other symptoms that put their lives at risk – despite having completely recovered from the initial infection. More...
Norway investigates 23 deaths of frail elderly patients after Pfizer vaccination
Doctors in Norway have been told to conduct more thorough evaluations of very frail elderly patients in line to receive the Pfizer BioNTec vaccine against covid-19, following the deaths of 23 patients shortly after receiving the vaccine. More...
Denmark: Kindergarten closed due to coronavirus outbreak
The Danish Agency for Patient Safety has decided to temporarily close Børnehuset Lærkereden in Lejre, after infection was found among 13 children and employees.
Boris Johnson has coronavirus vaccination one year after catching coronavirus
Prime minister Boris Johnson got his first AstraZeneca vaccine dose at St Thomas’ Hospital where he was treated in intensive care. More...
Germany cancels coronavirus lockdown relaxations due to exponential growth of virus
Germany weighs longer COVID lockdown amid ‘exponential’ rise. German Health Minister Jens Spahn has said that rising infections mean it may be impossible to ease restrictions in the coming weeks. More...
Belgium postpones planned relaxation of coronavirus measures
Belgium is not going to relax the measures due to the strongly rising corona figures. More...