Category: Transmission
Research: 90% of SARS-CoV-2 viral transmission is cell-to-cell
“The results indicated that around 90 percent of viral transmission was cell-to-cell, possibly via fusion between neighboring infected and uninfected cells. More...
Preprint: 100% symptomatic infection with XD recombinant
“This recombinant (XD) exhibits immune escape properties similar to Omicron, while its behavior in mice expressing the human ACE2 receptor is more similar to Delta.” More...
Spain: SARS-CoV-2 spillover infection into wild otters in Valencia
“We present evidence of spillover infection of wild mustelids by reporting the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in a Eurasian river otter found near a water reservoir in the Valencian Community, Spain.” More...
Thailand: first cases of XE and XJ recombinants reported
Thailand has reported its first cases of Omicron XE and XJ. More...
China: new subvariant of BA.1.1 found in Suzhou
China is battling record coronavirus infection numbers as its fight against the Omicron variant intensifies. More...
India: First Delta/BA.2 recombinant recorded in Karnataka
The first ever Deltacron recombinant combining Delta and Omicron BA.2 has been identified in a sequence from Karnataka, India. More...
Netherlands: BA.1.1/BA.2 recombinant designated XM
A recombinant SARS-CoV-2 variant originally sequenced in the Netherlandshas been designated XM. More...
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...
WHO: The world’s most boring report ever proposes an end to the pandemic
28 pages of finger-crossing, hand-wringing, wishful thinking dross. An epic black hole riddled with buzz phrases, key words, bullet points, legal clauses, minute fonts and pointless diagrams. More...
SARS-CoV-2 can infect and replicate in retinal cells
SARS-CoV-2 infects retinal cells, especially retinal ganglion cells, but also light-sensitive cells. More...