Tag: sars-cov-2
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in a man with COVID-19 – SARS-CoV-2-accelerated neurodegeneration?
A previously healthy man in his 60s developed fever several days after co-habitant family members were diagnosed with COVID-19. More...
Pediatric household transmission of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection
This study suggests that younger children are more likely to transmit SARS-CoV-2 infection compared to older children, and the highest odds of transmission was observed for children aged 0-3 years. More...
A unique SARS-CoV-2 spike protein P681H strain detected in Israel
Characterization of the Israeli P681H strain: The P681H strain presents as a cluster in a phylogenetic tree of all sequenced samples in Israel, distinct from the B.1.1.7 Pangolin lineage, which also contains the P681H mutation. More...
Brazil: new variant of coronavirus is detected in Sorocaba – similar to South Africa variant
The director of Butantan Institute, Dimas Covas, confirmed that a variant of the coronavirus similar to that of South Africa was detected in Sorocaba, in the interior of the state. More...
Belgium: number of coronavirus patients in hospitals reaches four-month high
254 new Covid-19 patients were being hospitalised in Belgium each day on average between 25 and 31 March. More...
Sarah Palin says she has bizarre coronavirus symptoms
Sarah Palin, the 2008 GOP vice-presidential nominee, announced on Wednesday 31st March 2021, that she had been infected with COVID-19
The former governor of Alaska said she tested positive after one of her daughters and her 12-year-old son Trig were both infected. More...
Over a million people in Britain are living with long-Covid.
More than a million people in the UK were experiencing “long Covid” in a recent four-week period, according to new survey figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). More...
Virginia man suffers ‘rare’ severe reaction to coronavirus vaccine
A Virginia man suffered a severe reaction after getting his COVID-19 vaccine and doctors believe it was a direct result of the shot. More...
Canada: Coronavirus hospitalizations, ICU Admissions and deaths associated with the new variants of concern
New variants of concern (VOCs) now account for 67% of all Ontario SARS-CoV-2 infections. More...
More than 5,000 infected children affected by coronavirus in Islamabad, Pakistan
Hospitals in Islamabad are reporting an overwhelming number of patients in the age bracket from the newborns to 10-year old causing alarm for the authorities. More...