Tag: covid-19
USA: New Hampshire reports 52 vaccine breakthrough cases, 2 have died
New Hampshire has identified 52 vaccine breakthrough cases with additional suspected cases under investigation, said Jake Leon, spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services. More...
Sri Lanka: new fast spreading coronavirus strain identified as UK variant B.1.1.7
The coronavirus variant currently spreading in Sri Lanka has been found to be a UK B.1.1.7 variant of the virus. More...
House flies can carry SARS-CoV-2 up to 24 hours after exposure
“All flies exposed to SARS-CoV-2-spiked media or milk substrates were positive for viral RNA at 4hr and 24hr post-exposure. More...
Brazil rejects the Russian Gamaleya Vaccine – “still has replication-competent adenovirus in it”
Brazil have turned down the Russian Gamaleya Sputnik V vaccine. More...
B1427/B1429 are listed as Variants of Concern by the CDC, as Variants of Interest (VOI) by WHO
The World Health Organization lists as B.1.427 and B.1.429 as Variants of Interest. More...
Nepal: rise in coronavirus cases has similar trajectory to India driven by B117 and B1617
Authorities in Nepal are grappling to contain the rapid rise of COVID-19 cases with experts fearing that thousands of people in the Himalayan state have caught the more infectious mutant strains emerging out of India. More...
Cyprus: two-week lockdown imposed to try and reverse a spike in coronavirus infections
A two-week coronavirus lockdown has been introduced in Cyprus from 26th March 2021. More...
USA: large covid-19 outbreak in Kentucky with R.1 coronavirus lineage variant after vaccine breakthrough with Pfizer
The Kentucky Department for Public Health and a local health department investigated a COVID-19 outbreak in a skilled nursing facility that occurred after all residents and health care personnel had been offered vaccination. More...
Israel: 62 cases of myocarditis following Pfizer coronavirus vaccination
About one in 100,000 people who received the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine suffered from myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle) – a preliminary report by the committee of experts tasked by the Health Ministry to monitor the vaccine’s side effects has found. More...
MIT: 6ft social distancing rule doesn’t adequately address airborne transmission of coronavirus in indoor spaces
“There is now overwhelming evidence that indoor airborne transmission associated with relatively small, micron-scale aerosol droplets plays a dominant role in the spread of COVID-19 … Above all, our study makes clear the inadequacy of the Six-Foot Rule in mitigating indoor airborne disease transmission, and offers a rational, physically informed alternative for managing life in the time of COVID-19. More...