Category: Transmission
Preprint: Evidence for Delta and Omicron recombination in the US
We also identified two independent cases of infection by a Delta-Omicron recombinant virus, where 100% of the viral RNA came from one clonal recombinant. More...
Denmark Covid-19 Trends Report – Week 10
Denmark’s Covid-19 trends report for Week 10 of 2022 shows BA.2_H78Y is stable at about 27% of sequences for the third week in a row. More...
Animal vaccines made with self-spreading viruses
Self-spreading virus vaccines for animals are being researched in Europe and the US. More...
UK wakes up to a new Covid wave amid Russian-style news blackouts
Just two and half weeks since Boris Johnson announced to the UK Houses of Parliament that Britain would be dropping almost all Covid restrictions, the virus has bounced back, and the UK is facing yet another fresh wave of disease and death. More...
China: Shanghai schools closed after Covid outbreak *5 UPDATES*
Dozens of neighbourhoods across Shanghai’s 16 administrative districts had been cordoned off, and residents ordered to undergo mandatory tests. More...
Preprint: Identification of a Deltacron AY.4/BA.1 cluster in southern France
Structural analysis of the recombinant spike suggested its hybrid content could optimize viral binding to the host cell membrane. More...
Hong Kong: Omicron BA.2 with S:I1221T mutation designated BA.2.2
The dominant BA.2 lineage in Hong Kong with the spike mutation at I1221T has been designated BA.2.2. More...
Germany: Covid test positivity at 51.9%
“The positive rate determined by ALM eV rose significantly and reached 51.9 percent (previous week: 45.6 percent), the highest value since the beginning of the pandemic. More...
USA: National Covid-19 Preparedness Plan, issued March 2022
The US has recently issued a National Covid-19 Preparedness Plan. More...
Denmark: 46% of children aged 0-15yrs infected with Covid in two months
During the two months between December 15, 2021 and February 15, 2022, where the Omicron variant has been dominating, Denmark has experienced a surge of PCR confirmed cases. More...