Category: Quarantine
Netherlands: Five scenarios for the future of the pandemic
The Netherlands has published a new guide to the future of the pandemic, laying out five possible scenarios for its evolution, including a worst-case scenario.… ...More...
Italy: Mandatory self-isolation for Covid-19 returns
Italy is ramping up its Covid-19 winter wave preparations by announcing the return of mandatory self-isolation for those who test positive for the virus.… ...More...
Monkeypox: Extensive surface contamination following treatment
Two new preprints just published shed light on possible transmission routes for the Monkeypox virus, in particular, on the possibility of surface contamination as a vector for infection.… ...More...
Monkeypox virus found in human semen
The World Health Organization (WHO) is looking into reports that the monkeypox virus is present in the semen of patients, exploring the possibility that the disease could be sexually transmitted, a WHO official has said.… ...More...
UK: Monkeypox cannot be eradicated by vaccination alone due to animal reservoirs
“Monkeypox has a wide range of hosts, which has allowed it to maintain a reservoir… it therefore cannot be eradicated by human vaccination alone.”… ...More...
UK: Principles for monkeypox control
The UKHSA has issued new guidance on the control, transmission and biology of Monkeypox cases.… ...More...
Preprint: Introverts have been training for a pandemic their whole lives
Introverts have a mortality advantage in an airborne pandemic.… ...More...
Monkeypox: Prolonged upper respiratory tract viral DNA shedding
“Notable disease features included viraemia, prolonged monkeypox virus DNA detection in upper respiratory tract swabs, reactive low mood, and one patient had a monkeypox virus PCR-positive deep tissue abscess”
“We reviewed all cases since the inception of the HCID (airborne) network between Aug 15, 2018, and Sept 10, 2021, identifying seven patients.… ...More...
ECDC: Quarantine Monkeypox patients AND their pets
A Monkeypox update from the ECDC in Europe today recommends quarantining Monkeypox patients AND their mammalian pets. … ...More...
Monkeypox pandemic predicted in March 2021 to kill 270 million *1 Update*
In March 2021, NTI partnered with the Munich Security Conference to conduct a tabletop exercise on reducing high-consequence biological threats.… ...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...
Hong Kong: Nine day lockdown expected
South China Morning Post are reporting that a nine-day Covid-19 lockdown of Hong Kong is expected, and that “each resident will be required to undergo three tests during the mass testing,” the source said.… ...More...
Antarctica: Covid outbreak at an Argentinian research station
A Covid outbreak has been reported at an Argentine research base in Antarctica.… ...More...
New Zealand: Isolation period for Covid cases extended to 14 days
New Zealand has extended its isolation period for Covid cases from ten days to 14 days.… ...More...