Category: Wales
UK: B.1.617.2 Delta coronavirus variant cases double in four days to 2,323
The number of confirmed UK cases of the Covid variant first detected in India has almost doubled in four days, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said, as experts warned it could become the dominant type of the virus imminently. More...
UK: Matt Hancock says closing UK borders against coronavirus are ‘Captain Hindsight’ decisions
From a Coronaheadsup post, 16th March 2020: “why are our borders STILL open? More...
UK: Princess Michael of Kent is being treated for blood clots after receiving two doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine
Princess Michael of Kent is being treated for blood clots after receiving two doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine – although no link has been established. More...
UK: Eric Clapton had a ‘disastrous reaction’ to AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccination
Eric Clapton has hit out at ‘propaganda’ over vaccine safety, claiming he suffered alarming side effects after his AstraZeneca Covid jabs. More...
UK: Boris Johnson goes ahead with lifting lockdown and travel restrictions despite B.1.617.2
The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson says lockdown lifting in England will not be reversed at this stage – but has urged people to ‘think twice’. More...
UK SAGE: B.1.617.2 Delta coronavirus variant as much as 50% more transmissible than B.1.1.7
Transmission of B.1.617.2 is currently faster than that of the B.1.1.7 variant most prevalent in the UK (high confidence). More...
UK: 487 reinfections for UK coronavirus variant B.1.1.7 and 13 reinfections already for B.1.617.2
The latest UK PHE technical report shows that there have been 487 cases of reinfection recorded for the UK variant B.1.1.7. More...
UK: Chris Whitty – B.1.617.2 is more transmissible than B.1.1.7 coronavirus variant
Chris Whitty: at 11.15 minutes, “..there is now confidence, and SAGE has looked at this data, as have various modelling groups, that this variant (B.1.617.2) is more transmissible than B.1.1.7.” More...
WHO: Newly designated VOC within lineage B.1.617 – update on Delta coronavirus variant
In consultation with the WHO SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evolution Working Group, WHO has determined that viruses within the lineage B.1.617 have been characterized as a VOC. More...