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China: three cities locked down as Covid winter wave rolls in

The Chinese city of Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu in China, and Ejin, in the Inner Mongolia region have been locked down by China following fresh coronavirus outbreaks.

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October 30, 2021 Coronaheadsup.com Asia, B.1.617.2, China, Delta, Hospitalization, Infection, Lockdown, Transmission

Iceland: 61% vaccine breakthrough rate – 4,810 infections of which 2,940 are fully vaccinated

An update on the Covid-19 vaccine breakthrough rate in Iceland, which was at 70% of infections in early August.… ...More...

October 3, 2021 Coronaheadsup.com B.1.617.2, Children, Coronavirus, Delta, Hospitalization, Iceland, Infection, Transmission, Vaccine, Vaccine Breakthrough, Vaccine Waning

Covid-19 pandemic used to test propaganda techniques on Canadians

Canadian military leaders saw the pandemic as a unique opportunity to test out propaganda techniques on an unsuspecting public, a newly released Canadian Forces report concludes. … ...More...

October 3, 2021 Coronaheadsup.com Alberta, British Columbia, Canada, Children, Coronavirus, Covid-19 Censorship, Deaths, Herd Immunity, Hospitalization, Infection, London, Long Covid, Ontario, Propaganda, Quebec, Transmission, UK

Denmark: It is too dangerous to resume mink breeding in 2022

It is still risky to have mink breeding in Denmark in 2020.

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September 29, 2021 Coronaheadsup.com Animals, Coronavirus, Denmark, Mink, Recombination, Reservoir, Superspreader events, Transmission

Multi-organ damage in low-risk individuals with long Covid

Young, low risk patients with ongoing symptoms of Covid-19 had signs of damage to multiple organs four months after initially being infected, a preprint study has suggested.… ...More...

September 28, 2021 Coronaheadsup.com Children, Coronavirus, England, Hospitalization, Infection, London, Long Covid, MIS-C PIMS, Side Effects, Symptoms, UK

Japan: Delta sub-lineage AY.29 found in 88% of samples

In the present study, we report a new sub-lineage of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant called AY.29, which has C5239T and T5514C mutations.… ...More...

September 26, 2021 Coronaheadsup.com Asia, B.1.617.2, Coronavirus, Delta, Genome, Hospitalization, Infection, Japan, Mutation, Testing, Transmission, Variants

USA: Ferret in Florida tests positive for COVID-19

A Florida ferret has tested positive for COVID-19, officials with the U.S.… ...More...

September 26, 2021 Coronaheadsup.com Animals, Coronavirus, Florida, Infection, Reservoir, Transmission, USA, Zoonosis

Plant-based or pescatarian diets were associated with lower odds of moderate to severe COVID-19

There were 568 COVID-19 cases and 2316 controls. Among the 568 cases, 138 individuals had moderate-to-severe COVID-19 severity whereas 430 individuals had very mild to mild COVID-19 severity.… ...More...