Minnesota tiger tests positive for Sars-Cov-2
A tiger at a Pine County wildlife sanctuary tested positive for the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, making it the second confirmed captive or domestic animal case in the state. More...
A tiger and 2 lions infected with SARS-CoV-2 in Sweden
On 13 Jan 2021, the National Veterinary Institute of Sweden confirmed SARS-CoV-2 in a tiger held in a zoo in Sweden. More...
UK Covid deaths surpass Great Plague, AIDS epidemic and every terror attack and war since 1945 combined
The estimated fatalities from the Great Plague of 1665-66, the Aids epidemic and every terror attack and war of the last 75 years that the UK has been involved in totals 99,500. More...
100 million coronavirus Cases, 2 million Covid-19 deaths
100 Million #Coronavirus Cases, 2 Million Deaths
The world has now surpassed 100 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus. More...
Pfizer-Biontech preparing vaccine “booster shot” for coronavirus variants B117, 501YV2 etc
As two new stains of the virus spread globally, Pfizer and BioNTech are also developing booster shots that can protect against various mutations. More...
Several San Diego gorillas recovering from COVID-19, zoo says
A troop of gorillas at the San Diego Zoo’s Safari Park is recovering from an outbreak of COVID-19 that sickened several of the group’s eight members, the zoo said in a news release on Monday. More...
33% Utah mink farms have been hit with COVID19 outbreaks, farm manager dead with Covid-19, farm cats and dogs infected
“..the problem [COVID-19 outbreaks on Utah mink farms] has greatly worsened since August 2020.” More...
Almost 30% of Brussels GP’s have been infected with coronavirus
Almost three in ten (28%) general practitioners in Brussels have been infected with coronavirus, according to a survey by the Federation of Brussels General Practitioners (FAMGB). More...
561 cases of coronavirus variant B.1.1.7 reported in Denmark
“561 people with this variant have now been detected in Denmark. More...
Early warnings of COVID-19 outbreaks across Europe from social media
“We analyze data from Twitter to uncover early-warning signals of COVID-19 outbreaks in Europe in the winter season 2019–2020, before the first public announcements of local sources of infection were made. More...