Category: Quarantine
UK: Third Omicron case confirmed, was last seen in Westminster
A third person infected with the Omicron coronavirus variant has been identified in the UK, health officials have said. More...
UK: All travellers will require a PCR test and quarantine until negative to prevent spread of Omicron
At a press conference today, 10 Downing Street announced new measures to combat the potential spread of the Omicron variant in the UK. More...
Netherlands: “Dozens” infected with Covid on flights from South Africa
Dutch health authorities said that dozens of people who arrived in Amsterdam on two flights from South Africa on Friday are likely infected with COVID-19, and they are conducting further testing to see if people are infected with the recently discovered Omicron coronavirus variant. More...
B.1.1.529 Omicron: Valve-style face mask may have caused cross-infection between vaccinated, quarantined patients
A Covid-19 patient whose valve-style face mask was blamed for a cross infection in a quarantine hotel last week has been found to be carrying a new variant of the virus with a high number of mutations, marking the first known appearance of the strain in Hong Kong. More...
Vaccinated are more likely to be infected with Covid-19
“We must recognise that unvaccinated people are unlikely to cause any more risk to others than the vaccinated, and perhaps less.” More...
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...
China: Zero Covid is still less costly than living with it
China’s top respiratory diseases expert has defended the country’s zero-Covid strategy against scrutiny from some public health experts, saying it was still less costly than living with the disease and reintroducing restrictions each time outbreaks occurred. More...
Beijing “alerted residents not to leave” due to Covid outbreaks
The Beijing Health Commission alerted residents not to leave Beijing unless necessary amid flare-ups, and asked residents who have not returned to Beijing to postpone the schedule. More...
UK: start to pandemic “worst public health failure ever” – a failure that is still ongoing
“The UK’s failure to do more to stop Covid spreading early in the pandemic was one of the country’s worst public health failures, a report by MPs says.
China: man tests positive after 3 weeks in quarantine and 9 negative Covid tests
A man who completed 21 days of mandatory quarantine upon returning to China from overseas has been identified as the likely source of a new Covid outbreak. More...