Category: Infection
Angela Merkel: Germany is “in the 3rd wave” of coronavirus pandemic
Germany is in a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic, Chancellor Angela Merkel told lawmakers in her conservative party, two sources at the meeting told Reuters on Tuesday. More...
So where’s the Flu? Not a single case of influenza flu detected by Public Health England this year
Not a single case of influenza has been detected by public health officials in England for the past seven weeks, with infection rates at historic lows amid the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions. More...
Dunkirk, France: Coronavirus case rate of 901 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, mostly B117 variant
In Dunkirk, where the so-called English variant of Covid-19 is circulating and the incidence rate reaches 901 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, the mayor has let it be known that he will not oppose confinement. More...
Anders Tegnell: Rapid spread of the British mutation B.1.1.7 B117 in Sweden
According to state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell, the spread of infection is increasing on a broad front in the country. More...
Brescia, Italy : “The third coronavirus wave has started”- Infant centers, preschools and elementary schools closed
In some provinces of Lombardy, the ‘strengthened’ orange zone has been triggered to stem the spread of the coronavirus and curb the contagion linked to the covid variants. More...
Denmark’s SSI: “Even without reopening, the development of virus variant B.1.1.7 B117 and the opening of 0-4yr class lead to slightly increasing infection rates and new admissions in mid-April”
SSI: “The expert group has all the way counted on a so-called scenario 0, where you do not open further. More...
France: The highest proportion of suspected UK variant cases was among 0-9 year olds (44.6%)
More...● La proportion de tests positifs criblés variait peu selon la classe d’âge : de 42,1% chez les 20-29 ans à 47,7% chez les 0-9 ans (Tableau 1).
UK has sequenced about 45% to 48% of all SARS-CoV-2 genomes in the Gisaid database.
The UK is a world leader in sequencing SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. More...
Moselle, France: “more than a third of coronavirus cases in circulation are of South African origin” 501YV2
The presence of variants in Moselle, France, continues to worry. More...
Coinfection with influenza A virus enhances SARS-CoV-2 infectivity
“In this study, we tested whether IAV infection could affect the subsequent SARS-CoV-2 infection in both cultured cells and mice.” More...