Tag: sars-cov-2
What are the different types of coronavirus tests? PCR, Lateral Flow, antibody, antigen tests explained
Sky News has looked at the different types of COVID-19 tests available. More...
Israel: Netanyahu wants 36m more coronavirus vaccines. “The worst scenario is that we have to vaccinate every half year.”
Israel is looking to buy 36 million more doses of COVID-19 vaccines, three times the number it has already bought, in case booster shots are needed later in the year, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday. More...
Phylogenetic relationship of SARS-CoV-2 sequences from Amazonas with emerging Brazilian variants harboring mutations E484K and N501Y in the Spike protein
Here we report a preliminary genomic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.28 lineage circulating in the Brazilian Amazon region and their evolutionary relationship with emerging and potential emerging SARS-CoV-2 Brazilian variants harboring mutations in the RBD of Spike (S) protein. More...
Coronavirus variant circulating in Brescia, Italy since August 2020 has 501 and 493 mutation. Possible B.1.1.7 precursor.
“A variant of coronavirus circulating in Italy since early August 2020 is “very similar to the infamous English variant [B.1.1.7]”. More...
An imbalance in men’s testosterone levels was linked to the severity of their coronavirus case
An imbalance in men’s testosterone levels was linked to the severity of their coronavirus case, a new study has found. More...
More than 40,000 active coronavirus cases in Israel with 51.5% of the population vaccinated. Transmission R rate nears 1
There are 40,108 active coronavirus cases in Israel, according to Israeli Health Ministry figures released on Sunday morning. More...
Pfizer coronavirus vaccine may be less effective in people with obesity
The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine may be less effective in people with obesity, data suggests. More...
Oslo, Norway: new coronavirus lockdown closes restaurants, non-essential shops & secondary schools
In Oslo, all restaurants, except take-away services, and non-essential shops, except groceries, pharmacies and liquor stores, will have to close from Tuesday, while the “red” level is imposed at upper secondary schools, meaning that students, who were fully back at school, will now do some online learning. More...
Imperial College study: 2% of babies born to coronavirus positive UK mothers later test positive for the virus themselves
The proportion of babies born to mothers with confirmed COVID-19, and who subsequently tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus (which causes COVID-19) was 2 per cent in the UK study, and 1.8 per cent in the US study. More...
Six cases of Manaus, Brazil P1 coronavirus variant found in UK for first time
Six cases of the Manaus Brazilian coronavirus variant have been identified in the UK, Public Health England has said. More...