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Lancet: 18 million dead from the Sars-Cov-2 pandemic

Although reported COVID-19 deaths between Jan 1, 2020, and Dec 31, 2021, totalled 5·94 million worldwide, we estimate that 18·2 million people died worldwide because of the COVID-19 pandemic (as measured by excess mortality) over that period. More...

March 11, 2022March 13, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Africa, Alpha, America, Asia, Australasia, Beta, Coronavirus, Deaths, Delta, Elderly, Epsilon, Europe, Gamma, Hospitalization, Infection, Iota, Lambda, MU, Omicron

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...

March 10, 2022March 13, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com BA.1, Coronavirus, Delta, Delta-AY.4, Deltacron, Europe, Evolution, France, Genome, Infection, Omicron, PCR, Recombination, Testing, Transmission

France: At least 10 cases of BA.1/AY.4 Deltacron recombinants confirmed

As of 01/21/2022, 10 sequences that may correspond to a Delta/Omicron recombinant have been identified in France… this recombinant has potentially already been circulating at very low levels since mid-January. More...

March 1, 2022March 1, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com BA.1, Co-infection, Coronavirus, Delta, Delta-AY.4, Deltacron, Europe, France, Genome, Infection, Omicron, Recombination, Testing, Transmission

Europe: potential Deltacron recombinants in Denmark, France, Netherlands

Not confirmed yet, but worth flagging, are potential Deltacron recombinants of Delta AY.4 and Omicron BA.1/BA.2 found in Denmark, France and Netherlands. More...

February 18, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com BA.1, BA.2, Coronavirus, Delta, Delta-AY.4, Deltacron, Denmark, Europe, France, Infection, Netherlands, Omicron, Recombination, Transmission

UK Covid dashboard figures “totally misleading and should be abandoned”

The head of the ZOE Covid app in Great Britain, Tim Spector, took aim at the UK government’s Covid dashboard figures today, saying they are “totally misleading and should be abandoned”. More...

February 17, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com BA.1, BA.1.1, BA.2, Deaths, Delta, England, Hospitalization, Infection, London, Northern Ireland, Omicron, PCR, Propaganda, Reinfection, Scotland, Testing, Transmission, UK, Vaccine Breakthrough, Wales

Hong Kong: Hamster-to-human reverse zoonosis involving Delta AY.127 and B.1.258 1 UPDATE

An interspecies spill-over in Hong Kong has triggered Covid transmission chains involving 58 patients epidemiologically linked to three pet shops. More...

February 16, 2022February 16, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Animals, Coronavirus, Delta, Europe, Hamsters, Hong Kong, Zoonosis

Australia: possible Queensland Deltacron cluster identified 1 UPDATE

We’ve seen several sequences collected early this year in Queensland, Australia being called Omicron unassigned by Pangolin and show similar patterns: ORF1ab mutations are more like from Delta with high alternate freq. More...