California coronavirus variant CAL.20C accounts for nearly half of COVID-19 cases in Southern California and about a 1/3 of cases in the state
The CAL.20C variant accounts for nearly half of COVID-19 cases in Southern California and about a third of cases in the state based on an analysis of viral genomes posted to a global database called GISAID. More...
Australian quarantine hotel coronavirus cluster rises to 20, linked to use of nebuliser by guest
Returned traveller blamed for Melbourne virus outbreak feels ‘like a criminal’ after being allowed to use nebuliser in quarantine hotel
The man had not tested positive to coronavirus when he used the nebuliser at the Holiday Inn Melbourne Airport. More...
B.1.1.7 Kent coronavirus variant now at 28% in Denmark
The UK B.1.1.7 variant was detected in 28.5 percent of the samples in Denmark sequenced up to Friday 12th February 2021 from the first week of February 2021. More...
Two white tiger cubs die of coronavirus, Lahore zoo says
Two tiger cubs who recently died in a Pakistani Zoo appear to have been killed by Covid-19, officials have said. More...
WHO: Recovered coronavirus patients have been reinfected with new virus strains
Preliminary reports from South Africa suggest people with prior Covid infection could be reinfected with a new, more infectious variant of the virus, the World Health Organization said. More...
Man in France critical after coronavirus reinfection with South African variant 501Y.V2
Doctors in France are treating a critically ill patient infected with the South African coronavirus variant, four months after he recovered from Covid-19, in what study authors said was the first case of its kind. More...
Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine to be tested on children aged 6yrs to 17yrs
Trial will use 300 volunteers to assess whether jab produces strong immune response in children aged six to 17
Researchers will use 300 volunteers to assess whether the jab – known as the the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine – produces a strong immune response in children aged between six and 17. More...
Cougar and tiger infected with coronavirus at a wild animal exhibition in Texas
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) today announced confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) in a cougar at a facility that exhibits wild animals in Texas. More...
Tens of thousands of young, healthy people destroyed by coronavirus long-covid
The Dutch KNGF physiotherapists’ association estimates, based on research among its members, that at least 28,000 ex-covid patients are currently undergoing treatment for convalescence care.
Four coronavirus infections found aboard a TUI cruise ship in the Mediterranean
Four coronavirus cases have been found on board the cruise ship “Mein Schiff 2” operated by the Hamburg shipping company TUI Cruises.