Category: D614G
Australia: another “fleeting contact” coronavirus infection case in Sydney
The New South Wales premier says there has been one new covid case, that has come about as a result of “fleeting contact” in a shopping centre, and there are new restrictions for the state. More...
India: four lions at Vandalur zoo infected with Delta variant of coronavirus
The Genome sequencing analysis of four samples taken from lions at the Arignar Anna Zoological Park in Vandalur revealed that they were all affected by the Delta (B.1.617.2) variant of Covid. More...
Norway: 70 infected with Delta coronavirus variant – 7 were fully vaccinated
Approx. 70 Norwegians have been infected with coronavirus after two concerts in a culture house in Færder Municipality last week, and many of them have been diagnosed with the Delta variant – the variant that was first found in India. More...
Russia: New “Moscow” coronavirus strain is Delta – Московский штамм коронавируса – Дельта
Russian newspapers are still referring to a new “Moscow” strain of Sars-CoV-2, however it seems that the strain may simply be Delta (B.1.617.2). More...
UK: Delta coronavirus variant could push R to 7 without mitigations says PHE chief
Dr Susan Hopkins, Public Health England’s strategic COVID-19 response director, told the Science and Technology Committee of the UK Parliament today that if the Delta variant B16712 was “unmitigated”, left to spread without any lockdown restrictions, the R number could become “greater than five and maybe up to seven”. More...
Canada: 82% Delta vaccine breakthrough in Calgary hospital coronavirus outbreak
An outbreak of the Delta coronavirus variant at the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary has seen 16 patients and six health-care workers tested positive for the variant. More...
China: 10-12% of Guangzhou coronavirus patients are critically ill – far higher than Wuhan outbreak
Some 10-12 percent of the COVID-19 patients in the latest COVID-19 outbreak in Guangzhou are critically ill, Guan Xiangdong, a specialist in the Guangdong COVID-19 medical team, told media on Thursday. More...
UK: BMJ letter – “we need an urgent focus on mitigations in schools” for Delta coronavirus variant
“On the 17 May 2021, the UK government removed the requirement for face coverings in secondary schools in England. More...
UK: Delta with K417N – the “mountaineers” variant – PHE coronavirus Delta-AY.1 update
Of the 36 cases of Delta-AY.1 (mountaineers) variant, 27 cases were known to have a vaccination status within the National Immunisation Management System (NIMS). More...
UK: one week until B.1.617.2 Delta coronavirus variant takes off
9th June 2021: If the previous waves of Sars-CoV-2 in the UK are anything to go by, Britain is less than one week away from the B16172 Delta variant exploding into another full-blown national health crisis. More...