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China: 16 cases of Omicron BA.2.3 reported in Yantai, Shandong

16 cases of Omicron BA.2.3, were reported on Monday in Yantai, East China’s Shandong Province, the first time the strain has been detected in the Chinese mainland. More...

April 25, 2022April 25, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Australia, BA.2.3, Canada, China, Coronavirus, Germany, Infection, Transmission, UK, USA

France: XD recombinant lacks a competitive advantage over BA.2

France has just published a new risk analysis for SARS-CoV-2 variants circulating in the country. More...

April 23, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com BA.1, BA.2, Coronavirus, France, Genome, Infection, Omicron, Recombinants, Recombination, Reinfection, Testing, Transmission, XD

Italy: Omicron recombinants XJ and XL at 32% of sequences in Sardinia

Recent Italian SARS-CoV-2 genome sequencing information has shown that the Omicron BA1/BA2 recombinants XJ and XL are making strong headway on the island of Sardinia. More...

April 23, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Coronavirus, Europe, Genome, Infection, Italy, Recombinants, Recombination, Testing, Transmission, XJ, XL

UK: The deadly legacy of Britain’s Covid-19 “Freedom Day” – 2,646 deaths in one week

Nearly one year ago, on July 19th 2021, the UK announced its “Freedom Day” from Covid-19. More...

April 22, 2022June 30, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com BA.2, Coronavirus, Deaths, England, Europe, Health, Healthcare, Herd Immunity, Hospitalization, Infection, Lockdown, London, Northern Ireland, Omicron, Scotland, Transmission, UK, Wales

Spain: Fully boosted healthcare worker reinfected with SARs-CoV-2 after just 20 days

A fully boosted 31-year-old Spanish woman has contracted two different SARS-CoV-2 variants within three weeks. More...

April 21, 2022April 21, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Coronavirus, Delta, Europe, Genome, Healthcare, Infection, Moderna, Omicron, PCR, Recurrence, Reinfection, Revaccination, Spain, Symptoms, Testing, Transmission, Vaccine Breakthrough

2021: Association between SARs-CoV-2 infection and acute hepatitis in children 1 UPDATE

May 2021: “Our case suggests an unreported association between acute SARs-CoV-2 infection and acute hepatitis in children, thus supporting the notion that evaluation of liver enzymes during hospitalization for SARs-CoV-2 infection is also indicated in pediatric age. More...