Tag: covid
Sweden: Highest number of coronavirus patients in intensive care since May 2020
The number of people with Covid-19 in intensive care units in Sweden has hit its highest point since the first wave, according to data from the Swedish Intensive Care Registry on Monday.
Illinois: Nearly 600 coronavirus vaccine breakthrough cases reported
More than 580 Illinoisans have tested positive for COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated. More...
WHO: Coronavirus pandemic at ‘critical point’ as cases rise exponentially
The Covid-19 pandemic is in a critical phase, the World Health Organization said Monday, warning cases were surging despite proven measures to rein in the spread. More...
20% of coronavirus covid-19 cases in Maharashtra, India are new “double mutant” B.1.617 variant
Maharashtra, which has been witnessing a surge in the cases of the coronavirus disease, recorded 63,294 infections on Sunday, taking the tally to 3,407,245, the state’s health department bulletin showed. More...
India: ‘Double mutant’ coronavirus strain named B.1.617
The ‘double mutant’ virus that scientists had flagged last month as having a bearing on the spread of the pandemic in India, has a formal scientific classification: B.1.617. More...
Identification of a novel coronavirus lineage harboring E484Q and N501T spike mutations in Minas Gerais, Southeast Brazil
We report a cluster of two sequences characterized by a unique array of 18 mutations, including new non-synonymous changes in the same critical spike amino acid positions, E484Q and N501T. More...
Italian study: 66.6% of children of had at least one persisting coronavirus symptom between 60 & 120 days after infection (13 had one or two symptoms, 7 had three or more)
Twenty out of 30 children assessed between 60 and 120 days after initial COVID-19 had at least one persisting symptom. More...
Latvia: 9 mink dead from coronavirus on Baltic Devon mink farm, worker also ill with Covid-19
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus variants B.1.351 and P.1 escape from neutralizing antibodies
“In contrast, entry of the B.1.351 and P.1 variant was partially (Casirivimab) or fully (Bamlanivimab) resistant to antibodies used for COVID-19 treatment. More...
Israel detects resistance of South African coronavirus variant B.1.351 to Pfizer vaccine
An Israeli study released today in the country has shown that the South African variant of the coronavirus is more resistant than the British variant against the vaccine Pfizer, although it did not specify the degree of resistance. More...