Category: Genome
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...
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...
France: XD Deltacron recombinant update
France has issued its latest epidemiological update which gives more details on the growth and characteristics of the XD Deltacron recombinant. More...
Preprint: 100% symptomatic infection with XD recombinant
“This recombinant (XD) exhibits immune escape properties similar to Omicron, while its behavior in mice expressing the human ACE2 receptor is more similar to Delta.” More...
Spain: SARS-CoV-2 spillover infection into wild otters in Valencia
“We present evidence of spillover infection of wild mustelids by reporting the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in a Eurasian river otter found near a water reservoir in the Valencian Community, Spain.” More...
Thailand: first cases of XE and XJ recombinants reported
Thailand has reported its first cases of Omicron XE and XJ. More...
China: new subvariant of BA.1.1 found in Suzhou
China is battling record coronavirus infection numbers as its fight against the Omicron variant intensifies. More...
Netherlands: BA.1.1/BA.2 recombinant designated XM
A recombinant SARS-CoV-2 variant originally sequenced in the Netherlandshas been designated XM. More...