Category: Symptoms
Hong Kong: Thousands of hamsters, rabbits, chinchillas and guinea pigs killed to prevent Covid outbreak
More than 2,000 hamsters, guinea pigs, rabbits and chinchillas have been euthanised after some that were imported from the Netherlands were found to be COVID-positive. More...
Los Angeles: Just 3 weeks between Covid infection and death
Of 102 deaths in Los Angeles County reported Thursday, 90% involved people who became ill with Covid-19 after Christmas, and 80% were among those who fell ill after New Year’s Day, indicating a high likelihood of Omicron infection, Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said. More...
Canada: Sars-CoV-2 found in White-Tailed Deer in Ontario and Quebec Provinces
Five wild white-tailed deer have tested positive for COVID-19 in Ontario province in Canada, and three white-tailed deer have tested positive in Quebec province. More...
Norway: 248 deaths and nearly 52,000 reports of other Covid vaccine side-effects
From a population of just 5.3 million people, Norway has reported a total of 248 deaths as suspected side effects after a Covid vaccine, according to the latest Adverse Reaction Report from the Norwegian Medicines Agency, published on Thursday, 20th January. More...
Lancet: Patients co-infected with intestinal parasites had lower odds of developing severe COVID-19
751 SARS-CoV-2 infected patients with intestinal parasitic infection were enrolled. More...
US: 44% of kids hospitalized with Covid developed neurological symptoms
44% of children hospitalized with Covid developed neurological symptoms, the most common being headache, acute encephalopathy and seizures. More...
Antarctica: Covid outbreak at an Argentinian research station
A Covid outbreak has been reported at an Argentine research base in Antarctica. More...
Science Magazine: Covid vaccines may cause Long Covid–like symptoms
In November 2021, in the New England Journal of Medicine, William Murphy, an immunologist at the University of California, Davis proposed that an autoimmune mechanism triggered by the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein might explain both Long Covid symptoms and some rare vaccine side effects. More...
New Zealand: Isolation period for Covid cases extended to 14 days
New Zealand has extended its isolation period for Covid cases from ten days to 14 days. More...
India: Delta variant found in the brain of a dead wild leopard
Scientists from the Indian Veterinary Research Institute have detected Covid infection in a dead wild leopard cub in Uttar Pradesh. More...