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Category: Genome

France: Nearly 700,000 Covid reinfections reported

685,858 possible cases of reinfection identified between March 2, 2021 and March 20, 2022, of which 95.2% since December 6, 2021 (start of distribution of the Omicron variant in France).  More...

March 31, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Coronavirus, Delta, France, Genome, Health, Infection, Omicron, PCR, Reinfection, Testing, Transmission

UK: XE may have a growth rate ~10% greater than Omicron BA.2 *1 UPDATE*

“Early growth rates for XE were not significantly different from BA.2, but using the most recent data up to 16 March 2022, XE has a growth rate 9.8% above that of BA.2.”  More...

March 26, 2022June 5, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Delta, Deltacron, England, Genome, Infection, London, Northern Ireland, Omicron, Recombinants, Recombination, Scotland, Transmission, UK, Wales, XD, XE, XF

Deltacron: XD and XF recombinants now ECDC Variants under Monitoring

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) have added Deltacron recombinants XD and XF to their list of Variants under Monitoring.   More...

March 25, 2022April 4, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Coronavirus, Delta, Deltacron, Denmark, England, Europe, France, Genome, Infection, Northern Ireland, Omicron, Recombinants, Recombination, Scotland, Testing, Transmission, UK, Wales, XD, XE

SARS-CoV-2 potential recombinants in Brazil, Belgium, France, Netherlands, US, Finland, Puerto Rico, Spain

SARS_CoV-2 recombinants seem to have been popping up across the globe recently.  More...

March 24, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com America, BA.1, BA.1.1, BA.2, Belgium, Brazil, Coronavirus, Delta, Deltacron, Denmark, Finland, France, Genome, Infection, Netherlands, Omicron, Recombination, South Africa, Spain, Testing, Transmission, UK, USA, Wales

Denmark Covid-19 Trends Report – Week 12

Denmark’s Covid-19 trends report for Week 12 of 2022 shows BA.2_H78Y is still stable at about 28% of sequences.  More...

March 24, 2022March 24, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com BA.1, BA.1.1, BA.2, BA.2.H78Y, Coronavirus, Deaths, Denmark, Europe, Genome, Healthcare, Hospitalization, Infection, Omicron, PCR, Testing, Transmission, Vaccine, Variants

Preprint: Identification of Deltacron recombinants in the United States

In this report, we describe viruses with recombinant genomes containing signature mutations from Delta and Omicron variants.  More...

March 23, 2022March 23, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com America, BA.1, BA.1.1, Coronavirus, Delta, Delta-AY.4, Deltacron, Genome, Infection, Omicron, Recombination, USA

India: 568 Deltacron cases under investigation

It’s beginning to look like Deltacron could be the next big thing….  More...

March 21, 2022September 25, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Asia, Coronavirus, Delta, Deltacron, Genome, Hospitalization, India, Infection, Omicron, Recombination, Testing

Denmark Covid-19 Trends Report – Week 11

Denmark’s Covid-19 trends report for Week 11 of 2022 shows BA.2_H78Y is stable at about 28% of sequences, a very slight rise from previous weeks.  More...

March 19, 2022March 24, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com BA.2, BA.2.H78Y, Coronavirus, Deaths, Denmark, Europe, Genome, Hospitalization, Infection, Omicron, Testing, Transmission

Preprint: Identification of a Deltacron AY.4/BA.1 cluster in southern France

Structural analysis of the recombinant spike suggested its hybrid content could optimize viral binding to the host cell membrane.  More...

March 10, 2022March 13, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com BA.1, Coronavirus, Delta, Delta-AY.4, Deltacron, Europe, Evolution, France, Genome, Infection, Omicron, PCR, Recombination, Testing, Transmission

Hong Kong: Omicron BA.2 with S:I1221T mutation at 100% of recent sequences *6 UPDATES*

A catchup post looking at the BA.2 variant with mutation S:I1221T.  More...

March 5, 2022March 9, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com BA.2, BA.2.2, Coronavirus, Deaths, Elderly, Genome, Hong Kong, Hospitalization, Infection, Omicron, Revaccination, Transmission, UK, Vaccine Breakthrough, Vaccine Waning

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