Category: Testing
62% of pupils infected with coronavirus at Hotelschool Maastricht, Netherlands
On the campus of Hotelschool Maastricht, no fewer than 62% of the students tested were found to be positive for corona.
RKI: Coronavirus incidence in children is increasing “very rapidly” in Germany
The number of cases in Germany has levelled off at too high a level for some time, explained RKI boss Lothar Wieler. More...
South African coronavirus variant B.1.351 (501Y.V2) at around 15% in Saarland, Germany
German Federal Health Jens Spahn Minister of has expressed concern about the spread of the South African corona variant in Saarland . More...
Denmark: 84% of coronavirus sequences are B.1.1.7 UK variant
At week 8, with approximately 70% sequencing of all positive PCR samples, virus variant B.1.1.7 accounted for 76.5% of them. More...
Hungary: “Hospitals assess which coronavirus patient’s life to fight for”
There are already hospitals [in Hungary] where a separate team assesses the life expectancy of coronavirus patients. More...
New coronavirus variant under investigation in the UK, B.1.324.1, has key E484K and N501Y mutations
A new variant identified in the UK has been designated a Variant Under Investigation (VUI) by Public Health England. More...
PHE: Four more cases of Brazilian coronavirus variant P.1 found in Britain
Four more cases of Variant of Concern VOC-202101/02 (P.1) found in England
Four more cases of the Variant of Concern VOC-202101/02, also known as P.1, have been identified in England – 3 in South Gloucestershire and one in Bradford, West Yorkshire. More...
São Paulo, Brazil goes into coronavirus lockdown – 53 municipalities have 100% bed occupancy rates
The governor of São Paulo, João Doria, announced on Thursday 11th March 2021 that São Paulo will enter the emergency phase of the SP Plan as of Monday. More...
Lancet: Surveillance of coronavirus in Zimbabwe shows dominance of variants of concern – B.1.351 (501Y.V2) and A.23.1
In December, 2020, 95 (89%) of 107 sequenced cases contained mutations of concern, rising to 102 (98%) of 104 in January, 2021. More...
Nearly 400 infected with new coronavirus variant B.1.1.316 in Japan
Nearly 400 people in Japan have been infected with a new variant of the novel coronavirus different from those found in Britain, South Africa and Brazil, Japan’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases said Tuesday. More...