Tag: covid-19
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.
59 children test positive for coronavirus at a nursery and elementary school in Bollate, Milan
The British variant of COVID-19 (B.1.1.7) has been found in three of the 59 children who have tested positive for Covid-19 at a nursery and elementary school at Bollate near Milan. More...
More young children are being infected with coronavirus in Israel and Italy, emerging data suggest
Paediatricians in Israel, which has surged ahead in vaccinating its adult population, reported a sharp rise in Covid-19 infections among young people, with more than 50,000 children and teens testing positive in January—more than Israel saw in any month during the first and second waves. More...
Tocilizumab reduces deaths in patients hospitalised with COVID-19
The Randomised Evaluation of COVID-19 Therapy (RECOVERY) has demonstrated that an anti-inflammatory treatment, tocilizumab, reduces the risk of death when given to hospitalised patients with severe COVID-19. More...
Catalonia schools closed and school groups confined after fresh coronavirus outbreaks
The students confined in Catalonia due to the Covid, after several days of continuous decline, have increased by 279 compared to yesterday and this Thursday they are 34,275 (2.38% of the total). More...
Low birth weight as a potential risk factor for severe COVID-19 in adults
“Our data suggest that low birth weight increases the risk of severe COVID-19 in non-elderly adults. More...
Unexpected detection of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in Italy in September 2019
Table 1 reports anti-SARS-CoV-2 RBD antibody detection according to the time of sample collection in Italy. More...
Coronavirus had spread across France in November 2019: “One in a thousand was infected”
French researchers have analyzed more than 9,000 blood samples from the months before the pandemic officially broke out and found 13 with traces of SARS-CoV-2. More...
Bats in Thailand found with coronaviruses similar to Sars-cov-2
Horseshoe bats carrying coronaviruses very similar to the one that causes Covid-19 have been found in Thailand
The study found a coronavirus in the horseshoe bat Rhinolophus acuminatus in Thailand that was 91.5 per cent similar to Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. More...