Category: Symptoms
UK ONS: 1.3 million long COVID cases in Britain – 2% of the population
ONS: An estimated 1.3 million people living in private households in the UK were experiencing self-reported long COVID as of 6 December 2021. More...
UK: First human case of H5N1 bird flu found in Buckfastleigh, Devon *3 UPDATES*
A person in the Buckfastleigh, Devon, area of the southwest of England has been confirmed as having contracted H5N1 bird flu, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. More...
Sars-CoV-2 filmed attacking the brain of a bat
Sars-Cov-2 has been filmed attacking cells in a bat’s brain. More...
Rapid LFT antigen tests: swab your throat as well as your nose
If you are using a lateral flow test (LFT, Antigen) then swab your throat as well as your nose. More...
Poland: Sars-CoV-2 spillover event from mink that lasted at least three months
We report the spillover of mink-adapted SARS-CoV-2 from farmed mink to humans after adaptation that lasted at least three months. More...
Spain: Delta and Omicron coinfections detected
Omicron and Delta coinfections have been detected in Spain for the first time. More...
Omicron overpowers monoclonal antibody treatments in early tests
Preliminary experiments suggest that most of the monoclonal antibody treatments for Covid-19 are powerless against Omicron. More...
Preprint: SARS-CoV-2 persists throughout the human body and brain
“Our data prove that SARS-CoV-2 causes systemic infection and can persist in the body for months.” More...
Germany: 40 percent suffer from Long Covid after infection
Around 40 percent of people infected with the coronavirus have Long Covid-like symptoms – regardless of whether they knew about their infection more than six months ago or not. More...
Denmark: Omicron patients just as ill as Delta patients
The symptoms in Omicron patients have been the same as in other variants in Denmark. More...