Omicron Archives - Page 6 of 34

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...

July 8, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com BA.2, BA.5, Deaths, Denmark, Europe, Health, Healthcare, Hospitalization, Infection, Omicron, PCR, Research, Transmission, Variants

France: Deaths up 12% in one week as BA.5 increases its share

All the Covid indicators in France are currently heading in the wrong direction as BA.5 continues to increase its share of sequences. More...

July 8, 2022July 8, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com BA.5, Coronavirus, Deaths, Europe, France, Health, Healthcare, Hospitalization, Infection, Omicron, PCR, Reinfection, Research, Revaccination, Testing, Transmission, Vaccine

BA.2.75 designated a VUM by both WHO and ECDC 3 updates

The World Health Organisation and the European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC) have designated Omicron subvariant BA.2.75 as a variant under monitoring (VUM). More...

July 7, 2022July 23, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Africa, America, Asia, Australasia, BA.2.75, Coronavirus, Europe, Health, Healthcare, Infection, Omicron, Research, Transmission

Italy: Pediatric hospitalizations due to Covid-19 double in one week

In Italy, 78% of child admissions are currently children under 4 years of age. More...

July 6, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com BA.5, Children, Health, Healthcare, Hospitalization, Infection, Italy, Omicron, Symptoms, Testing, Transmission

China: Seven day Covid lockdown in Xi’an

The Chinese city of Xi’an has gone into a seven-day lockdown amid spiralling Covid-19 cases centred on a large trading market. More...

July 5, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Asia, China, Coronavirus, Health, Infection, Lockdown, Omicron, Testing, Transmission

Preprint: Mink can be infected by Omicron and efficiently transmit the virus to other mink

To study whether mink can transmit Omicron, we placed 2 uninfected indirect contact mink in separate cages 10–20 cm from the cages of the infected mink and followed their progress for 10 days. More...

July 5, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Animals, Coronavirus, Denmark, Evolution, Finland, Greece, Health, Infection, Mink, Omicron, Poland, Preprint, Research, Spillover, Symptoms, Testing, Transmission, Zoonosis

New Zealand: First cases of BA.2.75 detected

The Omicron subvariant BA.2.75 has been detected in New Zealand for the first time. More...

July 5, 2022July 23, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Australasia, BA.2.75, Coronavirus, Genome, Health, Infection, New Zealand, Omicron, Testing, Transmission

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...