Category: Health
Preprint: Persistent coronavirus infection and intra-host evolution in association with advanced HIV infection
“Here we present a case of prolonged infection of greater than 6 months with shedding of high titer SARS-CoV-2 in an individual with advanced HIV and antiretroviral treatment failure. More...
India: Shiva the tiger dies of suspected coronavirus infection at Ranchi zoo – 9 other tigers suspected infected
A tiger named Shiva, suffering from fever and other Covid-like symptoms, died at Ranchi’s Bhagwan Birsa Munda Biological Park on Thursday night. More...
UK: The “mountaineers variant” – B.1.617.2 with K417N mutation
The Delta variant with the K417N mutation, also known as the “Mountaineers” variant, has cropped up 14 times in Japan, and 13 of those samples were in travellers from Nepal – mostly climbers from Everest expeditions. More...
Bahrain & UAE: Pfizer vaccine used as booster shot after two doses of Sinopharm
UAE and Bahrain continue to inject Pfizer vaccine to boost immunity for those who have received two full doses of Sinopharm from China. More...
Preprint: Prevalent evidence of coronavirus variant B.1.617.2 Delta in post-vaccinated individuals in India
“We sequenced all samples of vaccination-breakthrough cases at NCDC, Delhi, over the period of the study. More...
India: Neela the lioness dies of coronavirus infection at Vandalur zoo – UPDATED
A 9-year-old lioness has died of suspected Coronavirus infection at the Arignar Anna Zoological Park in Vandalur, on the outskirts of the Indian city. More...
Nepal: Health Ministry refutes “new variant” of coronavirus in Nepal
The Nepalese Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has said that no new variant of coronavirus has been detected in the country so far. More...
Australia: Kappa variant B.1.617.1 responsible for latest Melbourne outbreak
The latest Melbourne outbreak is believed to have begun when a traveller infected with the Kappa variant (B16171) returned to Australia. More...
UK: “Everest climbers could have spread potentially more infectious and vaccine resistant’ variant
So, more of a “Western mountaineers” variant then?
Daily Mail story “Everest climbers could have spread ‘potentially more infectious AND vaccine resistant’ Nepal Covid variant“
UK: “Everest climbers could have spread potentially more infectious and vaccine resistant’ variant
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UK: Grant Shapps – “there’s a sort of Nepal mutation of the so-called Indian variant which has been detected and we just don’t know the potential for that to be a vaccine-defeating mutation”
Grant Shapps, UK Transport Secretary “we’ve seen two things really which caused concern. More...