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Record Covid deaths in Japan, pneumonia increases in Italy

Just two days ago, the WHO warned of an increase in Covid deaths across the globe. More...

January 7, 2023January 8, 2023 Coronaheadsup.com America, Asia, BF.7, China, Coronavirus, Denmark, Europe, Genome, Germany, Health, Hong Kong, Infection, Italy, Japan, Pneumonia, Recombination, Symptoms, Testing, Transmission, USA, WHO, XBB, XBB.1, XBB.1.5

XBB.1.5 the most transmissible SARS-CoV-2 variant so far

Full video of the comments concerning XBB.1.5 at a World Health Organization briefing today. More...

January 4, 2023January 4, 2023 Coronaheadsup.com America, Asia, China, Coronavirus, Deaths, Europe, Genome, Hospitalization, Infection, Recombination, Research, Testing, Transmission, USA, XBB.1.5

The stunning global growth of XBB.1.5

An incredible new visualisation showing the growth of XBB.1.5 across the globe, created by Mike Honey. More...

January 4, 2023January 4, 2023 Coronaheadsup.com America, Asia, Australia, Coronavirus, Europe, Evolution, Genome, Health, Infection, Mutation, Research, Science, Testing, Transmission, USA, XBB.1.5

Bloom Lab: Why is XBB.1.5 so contagious?

One of the world’s top Covid labs explains how Omicron XBB.1.5 has learned new tricks to become more transmissible than other SARS-CoV-2 variants. More...

January 3, 2023August 24, 2024 Coronaheadsup.com Coronavirus, Genome, Health, Infection, Mutation, Research, Testing, Transmission, XBB, XBB.1.1, XBB.1.5, XBB.2

XBB.1.5 already outcompeting its closest relatives in England

The latest Sanger Institute data for England show that the recombinant Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 is already outcompeting its familial lineages XBB, XBB.1.1 and XBB.2. More...

January 2, 2023January 2, 2023 Coronaheadsup.com Coronavirus, England, Europe, Evolution, Genome, Health, Infection, Testing, Transmission, UK, XBB, XBB.1, XBB.1.1, XBB.1.5, XBB.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...

December 30, 2022January 2, 2023 Coronaheadsup.com America, BA.2, BF.7, BQ.1, BQ.1.1, Coronavirus, Health, Infection, Research, Testing, Transmission, USA, Wastewater, XBB

XBB.1.5 at a staggering FORTY PERCENT of sequences in the US

These numbers were so shocking that, when they were leaked online yesterday, we didn’t believe them. More...

December 30, 2022January 2, 2023 Coronaheadsup.com Coronavirus, Genome, Infection, New York State, Recombination, Reinfection, Research, Testing, Transmission, USA, XBB.1.5

XBB.1.5 has a much higher hACE2 binding affinity than XBB.1

A new Twitter thread by Chinese researcher Yunlong Richard Cao about XBB.1.5 seems to confirm some of the anecdotal data collected recently about this hypertransmissable subvariant. More...