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Category: XBB

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

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, 2023February 3, 2023 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

Emma Hodcroft analyses the XBB recombinant variant

This is one of those very rare occasions when an entire Twitter thread is worth republishing as it answers so many common questions.… ...More...

November 7, 2022November 8, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Bangladesh, Coronavirus, Genome, India, Infection, Recombination, Research, Singapore, Testing, Transmission, XBB, XBB.1

Singapore: XBB variant more prevalent in those without a previous Covid infection

Singapore’s Health Minister, Ong Ye Kung, has said that he expects the current XBB SARS-CoV-2 wave to peak in mid-November 2022. … ...More...

October 17, 2022October 24, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Asia, Bivalent Vaccine, Coronavirus, Deaths, Facemasks, Health, Healthcare, Hospitalization, Infection, Omicron, Recombinants, Revaccination, Singapore, Symptoms, Testing, Treatment, Vaccine, XBB

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...

October 15, 2022October 24, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Asia, Bangladesh, Bebtelovimab, BQ.1, BQ.1.1, Coronavirus, Deaths, Evusheld, Healthcare, Hospitalization, Infection, Omicron, Reinfection, Singapore, Transmission, XBB, XBB.1

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...

October 8, 2022April 3, 2023 Coronaheadsup.com Asia, Bangladesh, Coronavirus, Evolution, Genome, Infection, Omicron, Recombinants, Research, Singapore, Testing, Transmission, XBB

Denmark: A soup of 120 Covid variants sequenced in one month

You may have heard the expression “a soup of Covid variants” recently..… ...More...

October 6, 2022October 16, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com BA.5, BA.5.2, Convergent, Coronavirus, Deaths, Denmark, Europe, Evolution, Genome, Health, Hospitalization, Infection, Mutation, Omicron, Recombinants, Recombination, Research, Testing, Transmission, Variants, Wastewater, XBB

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...

October 4, 2022October 16, 2022 Coronaheadsup.com Coronavirus, Genome, Health, Infection, Preprint, Research, Science, Testing, Transmission, XBB

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