Category: Recombinants
XBB set to become the dominant variant in Singapore
XBB is set to become the dominant variant in Singapore, and is already dominant in Bangladesh. More...
The world’s first XBB wave begins in Singapore
The world’s first wave of the recombinant SARS-CoV-2 variant XBB has apparently begun in Singapore. More...
Denmark: A soup of 120 Covid variants sequenced in one month
You may have heard the expression “a soup of Covid variants” recently.. More...
XBB and three other SARS-CoV-2 strains found to be more antibody-evasive than BQ.1.1 and BA.2.75.2
The speed with which SARS-CoV-2 is now evolving is quite breathtaking – ever-fitter variants are now being uncovered on an almost daily basis. More...
Growth advantage for BQ.1.1 is above 100% per week
The Omicron variant BQ.1.1 appears to be in a prime position to drive the coming winter wave in Europe. More...
XAY Delta-Omicron recombinant under observation
A new SARS-CoV-2 recombinant lineage from South Africa has been highlighted by Tulio de Oliveira, Director of the Centre for Epidemic Response & Innovation in South Africa today. More...
Covid-19: Where’s the herd immunity?
“Contrary to the myth that we are sliding into a comfortable evolutionary relationship with a common-cold-like, friendly virus, this is more like being trapped on a rollercoaster in a horror film.” More...
Denmark: BA.5 set to outcompete BA.2 this week
Denmark’s latest Covid-19 weekly trends report has just been published, and it shows a big increase in BA.5 infections over the past week. More...
Denmark: BA.5 up 135% in a month
The latest weekly epidemiological file for Denmark has just been published. More...
UK: Summer Covid wave incoming *1 Update*
According to the ZOE COVID Study figures, on May 13th 2022, there were 116,609 new daily symptomatic cases of COVID in the UK on average. More...