Tag: variant
Brazil’s P.1 coronavirus variant mutating, may become more dangerous – OLD NEWS?
It’s all over the newspapers today – Brazil’s P1 coronavirus variant mutating, may become more dangerous was Reuters headline – but we think it’s OLD NEWS dating back to January 2021. More...
CDC: SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus Variant Classifications and Definitions including Variant of Interest (VOI), Variant of Concern (VOC) & Variant of High Consequence (VOHC)
Variant of High Consequence (VOHC): A variant of high consequence has clear evidence that prevention measures or medical countermeasures (MCMs) have significantly reduced effectiveness relative to previously circulating variants. More...
80% of coronavirus infections in Dhaka, Bangladesh are B.1.351 South African variant – on March 5th 2021 there were zero cases
A recent study by the ICDDRB revealed that the South African variant B.1.351 of the novel coronavirus is dominant in Dhaka, Bangladesh. More...
Detection of 54 cases of the P.1 variant in Massachusetts in less than a month
All three global VoCs (B.1.1.7, B.1.351, and P.1) have now been detected in MA. More...
New SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus lineage that shares mutations with known Variants of Concern (VOC) reported in 20 states across USA
We report a SARS-CoV-2 lineage that shares N501Y, P681H, and other mutations with known variants of concern, such as B.1.1.7. More...
Brazil: 4195 coronavirus deaths in one day – “It’s a biological Fukushima”
Brazil’s coronavirus catastrophe has deepened further after more than 4,000 daily deaths were reported for the first time since the outbreak began in February last year. More...
Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in domestic cats may have accelerated the fixation of S H655Y
Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in cats involved a narrow bottleneck, with new infections founded by fewer than ten viruses. More...
Peru: 40% of coronavirus cases in Lima are caused by the P.1 Brazilian variant
Approximately 40% of cases of the new coronavirus in Lima have been due to the P.1 Brazilian variant of this disease, according to a study carried out by the Peruvian National Institute of Health (INS). More...
USA: 50 cases of coronavirus variant P.1 found in Barnstaple County, Cape Cod
Genetic sequencing of positive COVID-19 cases in the past week in Barnstable County, Cape Cod, has resulted in the identification of 50 cases of the P.1 virus variant that originated in Brazil, according to the state Department of Public Health. More...
Canada: coronavirus variant P.1 outbreak spreads to Alberta
“We are currently investigating a significant #COVID19AB outbreak in Alberta involving P.1 variants of concern (the variant that originated in Brazil), linked to a returning traveller.” More...