Tag: covid-19
France: Hundreds infected by Covid-19 in nursing homes in one week
There have been a large number of reports of Covid-19 infections in French nursing homes over the past week. More...
Preprint: generation and transmission of recombinant SARS-CoV-2 viruses
We present evidence for multiple independent origins of recombinant SARS-CoV-2 viruses sampled from late 2020 and early 2021 in the United Kingdom. More...
Preprint: Cryptic transmission of Delta AY.3 among fully vaccinated patients
Here we report cryptic transmission associated with high Delta variant viral load among vaccinated patients on an inpatient medical-surgical ward. More...
Spain: mink infected with Covid-19 at Galicia farm
The Spanish Ministry of Rural has notified this Friday to the Affairs Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA) the existence of a coronavirus outbreak in an American mink farm located in the Coruña municipality of Abegondo . More...
UK: it’s an epidemic of the partially vaccinated
The latest UK ZOE Covid app data from 12th August 2021 shows that you are now more likely to catch Covid-19 if you are partially vaccinated than if you are unvaccinated. More...
UK: more than 13,000 women report changes to periods after having Covid-19 vaccine
The number of UK women reporting changes to their menstrual cycle linked to having a Covid-19 vaccine has risen to 13,000. More...
New Zealand: full national lockdown after a single case of Delta variant detected
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced an alert-level 4 lockdown in New Zealand starting at 11.59pm tonight for seven days in Auckland and Coromandel, and three days elsewhere. More...
Israel: arrival of Lambda variant would trigger a lockdown
The Israeli Health Ministry on Monday warned that new coronavirus variants from abroad could force Israel into a lockdown that the government is working hard to avoid, with the Lambda variant posing a particularly pressing threat. More...
Turkey: 4th vaccination offered to health workers
Turkey’s Health Ministry has announced that health workers and priority groups are now eligible to receive a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as part of the country’s efforts to combat the resurgence of the disease. More...
USA: 55% increase in Delta vaccine breakthrough cases in Washington State
This week’s update from Washington State showing vaccine breakthrough cases and which Sars-CoV-2 variant is causing them up to 11th August 2021. More...