Category: Infection
Malta: 20% coronavirus vaccination rate but Covid-19 case rates are spiralling upwards
In Malta, 97,864 vaccine jabs have been administered, 32,862 of which are second doses. More...
Air pollution by fine particles may be responsible for worsening the coronavirus epidemic
For the second week in a row contaminations and hospitalizations linked to Covid-19 rose again between February 22 and 28. More...
CDC: First Identified Cases of SARS-CoV-2 Variant P1 in the United States — Minnesota, January 2021
The first Minnesota P.1 variant case was identified in a person who became symptomatic in early January and was hospitalized for 9 days. More...
Immune plasma of COVID-19 convalescent blood donors had 6-fold less neutralizing capacity against the P1 variant than against the B-lineage
The immune plasma of COVID-19 convalescent blood donors had 6-fold less neutralizing capacity against the P.1 than against the B-lineage. More...
Urban rats tested for coronavirus in Antwerp, Belgium
The serum of 35 rats was tested by MIA showing 3 potentially positive sera that were later shown to be negative by cVNT. More...
UAE has 60% of population vaccinated but it’s coronavirus active case rate is increasing sharply
UAE announces 2,613 new COVID-19 cases, 1,587 recoveries, 12 deaths in last 24 hours
The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 234,763 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. More...
CDC: there have been 2617 cases of Covid-19 related MISC/PIMS in children in the United States and 33 deaths
Most cases were in children and adolescents between the ages of 1 and 14 years, with a median age of 9 years. More...
In France, the number of coronavirus patients in ICU is at its highest since November 2020
With 3,743 Covid-19 patients in intensive care in France, on Sunday March 7, the number of patients admitted to these services reserved for the most serious cases of the disease due to SARS-CoV-2 reached its highest level since the end of month of November, according to data from Public Health France. More...
In Lazio, Italy, 70% of coronavirus patients are in their 50’s
In Lazio the forty-year-olds who fall ill with Covid-19 are increasing and they have to go to hospitals. More...
Coronavirus variant discovered in Varese “differs in the sequencing of the entire spike protein”
A very rare variant of Covid found in Varese differs in the sequencing of the entire spike protein, of which a similar case has been identified only in Thailand. More...