Category: Health
North Korea: 350,000 Covid cases in two weeks *1 update*
North Korea reported the first death from COVID-19 today and said more than 350,000 people got fever* since late April as COVID-19 “explosively spread nationwide.” More...
Japan: Ties between Omicron variant and severe hepatitis in children
Infection with the Omicron variant of COVID-19 may have a role in recent cases of severe acute hepatitis in children, according to new research presented at a health ministry panel meeting Wednesday 11th May 2022. More...
Long Covid: Viral fragments found in the body months after initial infection
Two teams have recently published results suggesting that pieces of SARS-CoV-2 can linger in the gut for months after an initial infection. More...
UK: 1,880 cases of XE Covid recombinant sequenced
The UKHSA have released a new technical briefing outlining the SARS-CoV-2 variants circulating in Britain. More...
North Korea: Total lockdown announced as Omicron BA.2 identified in Pyongyang
North Korea has announced its first ever Covid-19 cases. More...
West European summer Covid wave brewing *6 updates, 1 prediction*
A new western European summer Covid wave appears to be developing, with increases in cases in countries that also saw large waves in the summer of 2021. More...
US: Chronic wasting disease in Michigan white tailed deer
A deadly neurological disease known for affecting different species of moose, elk, and other hoofed mammals has been confirmed in a white-tailed deer in Michigan. More...
WHO: China’s zero-Covid strategy is unsustainable *1 update*
China’s flagship zero-Covid strategy to defeat the pandemic is unsustainable, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, adding that it had told Beijing so and called for a policy shift. More...
Pediatric acute liver failure associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection
“We describe the case of a 3-year-old previously healthy female who developed acute liver failure secondary to type 2 autoimmune hepatitis preceded by mild infection with SARS-CoV-2”
Although elevated liver enzymes are common in hospitalized children with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, pediatric acute liver failure is an uncommon manifestation of COVID-19 disease. More...
13% of hospitalized Covid-19 patients developed neurological conditions including encephalopathy
Of the more than 16,000 hospitalized Covid-19 patients examined, 13% developed serious neurological conditions including, most commonly, encephalopathy upon admission. More...