Tag: infection
Spain: Coronavirus outbreak at Galicia mink farm
In Galicia this week another mink farm has been temporarily closed down by the authorities following an outbreak of Covid-19 at the establishment. More...
Denmark: patient with coronavirus infection for 333 days that is still ongoing
Here, we report a case of persistent SARS-CoV-2 infection in an immunocompromised patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), asymptomatically carrying infectious SARS-CoV-2 at day 197 post diagnosis. More...
UK: The “mountaineers variant” – B.1.617.2 with K417N mutation
The Delta variant with the K417N mutation, also known as the “Mountaineers” variant, has cropped up 14 times in Japan, and 13 of those samples were in travellers from Nepal – mostly climbers from Everest expeditions. More...
Portugal: could be taken off the UK’s coronavirus travel green list for having the same infection trajectory as the UK
“UK government Ministers and their medical advisers will meet on Thursday to decide whether Portugal should be dropped from the green list and instead rated amber, requiring holidaymakers to quarantine for 10 days on their return and pay for two PCR tests. More...
USA: Asian Small-Clawed Otters test positive for coronavirus In Georgia
The Georgia Aquarium announced on April 18th 2021 that several of its Asian small-clawed otters had tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. More...
Finland: 80% vaccine breakthrough in hospital with B16172 Delta coronavirus variant – PPE no longer effective – UPDATED
In Kanta-Häme hospital epidemic, about 80% of those infected with corona have received at least the first dose of vaccine. More...
Bahrain: coronavirus cases surge to new high despite 40% of population being fully vaccinated
Bahrain, a country of just 1.7 million people, recorded 3,177 new COVID-19 infections and 11 deaths on Sunday 23rd May 2021. More...
Croatia: no evidence of coronavirus spillover into wildlife or zoo animals found so far
“..the aim of our study was to investigate the possibility of natural infection by SARS-CoV-2 of free-living and captive wild animals within their ecological niche. More...
Vietnam: first case of coronavirus variant B.1.617.2 found in Ho Chi Minh City
The Covid-19 research team of the Ho Chi Minh City Hospital for Tropical Diseases has just conducted rapid decoding of the genome of SARS-CoV-2 from patient 4514. More...
Canada: mink infected with coronavirus at Fraser Valley farm, British Columbia
A mink farm in the Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada, has been placed under quarantine after a mink tested positive for COVID-19. More...