Category: Testing
Record new coronavirus infection figures in Poland
The Polish Ministry of Health reports 35,143 new infections and 443 deaths from coronavirus. More...
Scientists find evidence that novel coronavirus infects the mouth’s cells
An international team of scientists has found evidence that SARS-CoV-2 infects cells in the mouth. More...
Pakistan: Coronavirus positivity rate now exceeds 10%
The national positivity ratio of COVID-19 cases in Pakistan shot past 10 per cent on Thursday 25 March 2021 after 3,946 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours in the country. More...
France: 45,641 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, more than 4,700 patients in intensive care
45,641 new cases of Covid-19 have been detected in France in the past 24 hours, according to figures released on Thursday. More...
P.1 coronavirus variant the most transmissible among the current identified SARS-CoV-2 VOCs
The new P.1 variant was found to be about 2.6 times more transmissible (95% Confidence Interval (CI): 2.4–2.8) than previous circulating variant(s). More...
More than 60 animals confirmed with Sars-Cov-2 infection
Of the more than 60 animals confirmed with SARS-CoV-2 infection in a study of more than 450 animals living in the Brazos County area Texas A&M study, less than a quarter were reported to show signs of disease around the time of the owner’s diagnosis, most commonly including sneezing, coughing, diarrhea, or being less active than normal. More...
Genome Sequencing shows variants of concern and a novel coronavirus variant in India
“The analysis of samples from Maharashtra has revealed that compared to December 2020, there has been an increase in the fraction of samples with the E484Q and L452R mutations. More...
25% of coronavirus patients in Uppsala, Sweden are in intensive care
“It will get worse before it gets better.” The words are from the chief physician Magnus von Seth, who sees up close how the third wave strikes with force against Uppsala, Sweden.
Ninth case of Breton Variant of coronavirus found in France
“Professor Arnaud Fontanet, member of the scientific council, indicated Tuesday morning on on BFMTV that a ninth case of this Breton variant had been confirmed. More...
60% increase in coronavirus infections in French schools in one week
The number of Covid-19 contaminations explodes among the children: they were 15,484 infected on March 19, against 9,221 the previous week, an increase partly attributable to the increase in saliva tests, which reached 250,000 tests carried out on Friday evening. More...