Category: BA.2
US wastewater shows second-highest ever Covid wave
Wastewater tests conducted by the US firm Biobot are showing the second-highest ever peak in readings for Covid for the entire pandemic.… ...More...
Australia: 12% of the workforce off sick with long Covid
An estimated 31,000 Australian workers are calling in sick every day because of the debilitating symptoms of long COVID.… ...More...
Japan: Record-breaking Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths
Japan has seen record-breaking Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the past few days.… ...More...
UK: New pandemic-high record for Covid cases
The UK has just breached its all-time record for new Covid cases.… ...More...
North Korea: Omicron BA.2 entered the country on propaganda balloons
“The National Emergency Response Command, as the entry of the malicious virus has been confirmed, is alerting us to weather phenomena, including wind, and unusual objects flying from balloons in the demarcation line and border areas, thoroughly explaining the source, and reporting immediately upon discovery.”… ...More...
UK: Pandemic record Covid infection rates in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Data from the ZOE Covid-19 app today shows that there are pandemic record Covid incidence rates in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.… ...More...
UK: Over FOUR MILLION symptomatic Covid infections recorded
The ZOE Covid-19 app is showing that infections in Great Britain are spiralling out of control, with over FOUR MILLION symptomatic infections being recorded today.… ...More...
Italy: It’s the second highest Covid peak ever
Covid-19 infections in Italy are 100 times greater than one year ago.
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Denmark: BA.5 wave – infections up, hospitalizations up, deaths up
A rather chippy introduction to the latest Danish weekly epidemiological report belies the fact that much of the information contained in the report shows Covid trends stil increasing across the country.… ...More...
Jenny Harris: Quite likely BA.5 hospitalizations will exceed those of BA.2
Dr Jenny Harris, of the UKHSA, has said in an interview today that it is quite likely that BA.5 hospitalizations will “peak over” those of the Omicron BA.2 wave, meaning that Britain could see the highest hospitalization figures for eighteen months.… ...More...