Category: Infection
France: new coronavirus variant B.1.640 detected in Finistère, Brittany
A new coronavirus variant has been identified in a school in Finistère in October 2021, and named B.1.640. More...
The 2021 winter wave will be the largest Covid wave so far
It looks like the 2021 Covid global winter wave will be a much larger repeat of the 2020 winter wave, with Europe and North America being the biggest contributors of new Covid cases again. More...
Ireland: Half of all Covid deaths were infected in fewer than 400 buildings
A eureka moment from Irish architect Orla Hegarty who has found that half of all deaths from Covid in Ireland were infected in just 400 buildings. More...
Netherlands: new pandemic record for Covid cases
The Netherlands exceeded its previous record for new Covid cases yesterday, just hours after new Covid restrictions were announced. More...
South Korea: 50% vaccine breakthrough for new Covid-19 cases
About half of new COVID-19 cases in the South Korea over the past two weeks were breakthrough infections.
China: first Covid cases detected at 2022 Winter Olympics
Organizers of February’s Winter Olympics in Beijing said Friday that two foreign athletes had tested positive for COVID-19 in ongoing test events for the Games. More...
USA: Three snow leopards die of COVID-19 at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Nebraska
Three snow leopards have died of COVID-19 at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Nebraska, officials say.
UK: Predicting Sars-Cov-2 waves using repeating code snippets
We have been looking at the latest UK Covid chart overnight, and we think we may have spotted a repeating code snippet warning of an imminent new Covid wave for Britain. More...
Netherlands: 3 week Covid lockdown announced
In the Netherlands, a “mild” 3 week lockdown is announced. More...
USA: nearly 59,000 vaccine breakthrough cases, 468 deaths in Massachusetts
Nearly 59,000 fully vaccinated Massachusetts residents have now tested positive for COVID-19 and 468 of them have died. More...