Category: Testing
Dog and cat infected with UK coronavirus variant B.1.1.7 in Texas
The United Kingdom variant (B.1.1.7) of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has been detected for the first time in a dog and a cat from the same household in Brazos County, Texas, as part of a study led by researchers at Texas A&M University. More...
61% higher hazard of death associated with B.1.1.7 coronavirus variant
Based on 4,945 deaths with known SGTF status, we estimate that the hazard of death associated with SGTF is 55% (95% CI 39–72%) higher after adjustment for age, sex, ethnicity, deprivation, care home residence, local authority of residence and test date. More...
Paris heading for coronavirus lockdown as ICU’s fill up
Officials say the Paris region may be headed toward a new lockdown as new Covid-19 variants fill up hospitals’ intensive care wards and limited vaccine supplies drag down inoculation efforts. More...
Finland: Had two coronavirus vaccine doses but was still infected with the South African variant
A South African variant of the virus has been detected in sequencing from one previously reported chain of infection in the Essote area of Finland. More...
Coronavirus found in the eyes of more than half of COVID-19 patients – “SARS-CoV-2 could ride on atmospheric particulate matter and remain in the atmosphere for hours or days”
Testing for severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in human tears can help spot infections that go undetected with current nose-pharyngeal molecular swabs. More...
Evidence for diurnal variation in the proportion of positive PCR coronavirus tests, with a peak around 2pm
We tested the hypothesis that the proportion of positive SARS-CoV-2 real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests varied by time of day, suggesting variation in viral shedding by time of day. More...
90 cases of Brazil related coronavirus variant PHL-B.1.1.28 in The Philippines
The Philippines now has all three variants of the coronavirus that have been fuelling record-breaking spikes in infections across the globe, and a Philippine variant (PHL-B.1.1.28) that has the same lineage as the infectious Brazilian variant. More...
Investigation into the death of Italian policeman Davide Villa after coronavirus vaccination
The investigation into the death of Davide Villa, the Catania anti-crime policeman who died on 7 March, 12 days after the administration of the AstraZeneca vaccine, passes to the Messina Prosecutor’s Office. More...
Three health workers hospitalized in Norway with blood clots or cerebral haemorrhage after Astrazeneca coronavirus vaccination
“Today we have received three more reports of severe blood clots or cerebral haemorrhages in people who have received the vaccine. More...
Older people are more contagious for coronavirus
Older people are more contagious
Denmark’s SSI study shows that no matter how much virus the first infected person in a household had, the older the first infected person was, the more other household members became infected with SARS-CoV-2. More...