Tag: coronavirus
Brazil: new variant of coronavirus is detected in Sorocaba – similar to South Africa variant
The director of Butantan Institute, Dimas Covas, confirmed that a variant of the coronavirus similar to that of South Africa was detected in Sorocaba, in the interior of the state. More...
Belgium: number of coronavirus patients in hospitals reaches four-month high
254 new Covid-19 patients were being hospitalised in Belgium each day on average between 25 and 31 March. More...
Sarah Palin says she has bizarre coronavirus symptoms
Sarah Palin, the 2008 GOP vice-presidential nominee, announced on Wednesday 31st March 2021, that she had been infected with COVID-19
The former governor of Alaska said she tested positive after one of her daughters and her 12-year-old son Trig were both infected. More...
Canada: Coronavirus hospitalizations, ICU Admissions and deaths associated with the new variants of concern
New variants of concern (VOCs) now account for 67% of all Ontario SARS-CoV-2 infections. More...
More than 5,000 infected children affected by coronavirus in Islamabad, Pakistan
Hospitals in Islamabad are reporting an overwhelming number of patients in the age bracket from the newborns to 10-year old causing alarm for the authorities. More...
Antibodies for coronavirus found in stray cats and dogs in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
To investigate previous SARS-CoV-2 exposure, serum samples of all 96 animals were tested for the detection of SARS-CoV-2-neutralizing antibodies. More...
Israel: Covid-19 reinfection hits 1 in a 1,000 – coronavirus variants may fuel it
Largest study in world followed about a fifth of COVID-positive Israelis after recovery, and found 154 got reinfected, indicating immunity is high but far from absolute
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France and Sweden’s daily coronavirus case rate now exceeds that of Brazil
France’s daily case rate per million people: 571 | Sweden’s daily case rate per million people: 539 | Brazil’s daily case rate per million people: 354
Emergence of N antigen SARS-CoV-2 genetic variants escaping detection of antigenic coronavirus tests
While conducting a large validation study on the Abbott Panbio™ COVID-19 Ag test, we noticed that some swab samples failed to generate a positive result in spite of a high viral load in Rt-PCR assays. More...