Tag: Strain
Brazil: new coronavirus strain P.1.2 confirmed circulating in Rio de Janeiro
The State Department of Health of Rio de Janeiro (SES-RJ) announced the identification of the new variant of the Covid virus in Rio de Janeiro late this morning. More...
Tunisia: six people infected by an unidentified sars-cov-2 novel coronavirus strain in Manouba
In Manouba, Tunisia, six contaminations by an unidentified strain were detected on April 20, announces the regional health directorate. More...
Coronavirus case with 484K mutation found in San Luis Potosí, Mexico
This what we know about the strain found in San Luis Potosí, Mexico: The mutation is known as E-484k and it was also identified in people from Jalisco and Tamaulipas. More...
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine study: “we estimate a 71% higher hazard of death associated with VOC 202012/01” [B.1.1.7]
“Correcting for misclassification of SGTF and missingness in SGTF status, we estimate a 71% (48–97%) higher hazard of death associated with VOC 202012/01. More...
New coronavirus variant B.1.525 with E484K, Q677H, F888L and a similar deletions to B117
International lineage with variants of biological significance E484K, Q677H, F888L and a similar suite of deletions to B.1.1.7. More...
NERVTAG: increased disease severity in people infected with coronavirus variant B.1.1.7
NERVTAG: “Here we report updated and additional analyses, which together strengthen the earlier finding of increased disease severity in people infected with VOC B.1.1.7 compared to other virus variants.” More...
California coronavirus variant CAL.20C accounts for nearly half of COVID-19 cases in Southern California and about a 1/3 of cases in the state
The CAL.20C variant accounts for nearly half of COVID-19 cases in Southern California and about a third of cases in the state based on an analysis of viral genomes posted to a global database called GISAID. More...
Scientist warns of 3rd wave of Coronavirus in Manaus, Brazil
In August 2020, Brazilian researcher Lucas Ferrante warned authorities of a 2nd wave of coronavirus in Manaus, Brazil in this article – an event which subsequently occurred and has been widely reported. More...
Dangerous new coronavirus strains may incubate in COVID-19 sickest patients
“A Boston patient tested positive for SARS-CoV2 infections four separate times over 22 weeks. More...
Netanyahu: “it’s just a matter of time until we hit a coronavirus strain that the current vaccines are not susceptible to”
This week, [Israeli] authorities approved vaccinating 16-18-year-olds to allow students to take their “Bagrut” matriculation exams on time. More...