Tag: covid
Coronavirus found in the eyes of more than half of COVID-19 patients – “SARS-CoV-2 could ride on atmospheric particulate matter and remain in the atmosphere for hours or days”
Testing for severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in human tears can help spot infections that go undetected with current nose-pharyngeal molecular swabs. More...
Evidence for diurnal variation in the proportion of positive PCR coronavirus tests, with a peak around 2pm
We tested the hypothesis that the proportion of positive SARS-CoV-2 real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests varied by time of day, suggesting variation in viral shedding by time of day. More...
90 cases of Brazil related coronavirus variant PHL-B.1.1.28 in The Philippines
The Philippines now has all three variants of the coronavirus that have been fuelling record-breaking spikes in infections across the globe, and a Philippine variant (PHL-B.1.1.28) that has the same lineage as the infectious Brazilian variant. More...
SARS-CoV-2 variant of interest with mutation E484K was identified within lineage B.1.1.33 circulating in Brazil
We report the identification of a new SARS-CoV-2 VOI within lineage B.1.1.33 that also harbors mutation S:E484K and was detected in Brazil between November 2020 and February 2021. More...
Two more dead in Hong Kong after getting Sinovac coronavirus vaccine
Two more people have died after getting the Sinovac Covid-19 jab, Hong Kong health authorities revealed on Saturday night
In total, six people have died locally after receiving the [Chinese] mainland-made Sinovac shots, although experts concluded there were no direct links to the jabs in the first two deaths and they were still looking into the other cases. More...
Dutch virologist: “It’s a competition: the vaccine against the coronavirus. And the virus is going to win that match”
A third corona wave can no longer be averted in the Netherlands according to virologist Bert Niesters of the University Medical Center Groningen who expresses this fear in the Nederlands Dagblad. More...
Autopsy today on the body of the soldier Stefano Paternò who died after coronavirus vaccination
An autopsy on the body of Stefano Paternò, the 43-year-old non-commissioned officer of the Navy, serving in Augusta and residing in Misterbianco, who died a few hours after the administration of the AstraZeneca vaccine, will be performed this afternoon at the Cannizzaro hospital in Catania. More...
Investigation into the death of Italian policeman Davide Villa after coronavirus vaccination
The investigation into the death of Davide Villa, the Catania anti-crime policeman who died on 7 March, 12 days after the administration of the AstraZeneca vaccine, passes to the Messina Prosecutor’s Office. More...
Three health workers hospitalized in Norway with blood clots or cerebral haemorrhage after Astrazeneca coronavirus vaccination
“Today we have received three more reports of severe blood clots or cerebral haemorrhages in people who have received the vaccine. More...
Denmark’s SSI: Even people with a very low amount of coronavirus are able to infect other household members
Impossible to set minimum limit for risk of infection
Based on laboratory studies, where Ct values are compared with the ability to grow viruses in cell cultures, several researchers have proposed a “cut-off” or a minimum limit of the Ct value of 30 for infectiousness. More...