Category: Health
China: 50 SARS-CoV-2 sequences uploaded to Gisaid
Gisaid have published a report recently on fifty SARS-CoV-2 genome sequences uploaded by China which seems to have gone largely unnoticed by the mainstream media. More...
UK: Covid-19 deaths at highest level since March 2021
The UK is currently witnessing its biggest increase in deaths from Covid-19 in a year. More...
BMJ: One hour longer sleep at night associated with 12% lower odds of COVID-19
“Among 2884 exposed HCWs, there were 568 COVID-19 cases and 2316 controls. More...
China: Omicron subvariant detected in Beijing
Chinese state news has announced that they have uncovered new Covid cases in Beijing caused by a subvariant of Omicron. More...
Australia: 12 Deltacron cases in Queensland, 1 in New South Wales
12 cases of the new Deltacron Covid strain have been detected in Queensland just hours after first appearing Australia. More...
Italy: Two cases of XJ recombinant confirmed in Reggio Calabria
“A new variant of Omicron, called XJ was isolated for the first time in Italy from a laboratory in Reggio Calabria. More...
India: XE and XM recombinants reported in Gujurat
India has confirmed its first cases in the XE and XM recombinant variants in Gujurat. More...
BMJ: If we are no longer following the science, what are we following?
British ministers have now abandoned any pretence that they are “following the science” on Covid-19. More...
Up to one hundred times more super-spreaders with Omicron
“A much larger proportion of individuals infected with the new variants are high, very high or super-emitters of airborne viruses: for the original wild type, one in 1,000 infected was a super-emitter; for Delta one in 30; and for Omicron one in 20 or one in 10, depending on the viral load estimate used. More...
Canada: Ontario Risk Assessment for BA.2 to April 5, 2022
“Close monitoring of epidemiological trends since March 21, 2022 (date of mask mandate removal) suggests a corresponding temporal association with a subsequent increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases, percent positivity, and hospitalizations.” More...