Category: Symptoms
Significant abnormalities found in the eyes of some patients with severe COVID-19
Researchers using MRI have found significant abnormalities in the eyes of some people with severe COVID-19. More...
COVID-19 virus in the penis long after the initial infection in humans
Our study is the first to demonstrate the presence of the COVID-19 virus in the penis long after the initial infection in humans. More...
UK: 30% vaccine breakthrough rate reported by Covid App
According to ZOE COVID Study incidence figures, there are currently 51,961 new daily symptomatic cases of COVID in the UK on average, based on PCR and LFT test data from up to five days ago. More...
Long Covid: 49% of patients still have at least one symptom after 12 months
1276 COVID-19 survivors were studied. The proportion of patients with at least one sequelae symptom decreased from 68% at 6 months to 49% at 12 months. More...
USA: doctors see a surge in critically ill pregnant women with Covid
“None of us has ever seen this magnitude of really, really sick women at one time,” said Dr. More...
Delta vaccine breakthroughs in healthcare staff in Vietnam
Between 11th–25th June 2021, 69 healthcare workers were tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. More...
The future of Sars-CoV-2: Multiple vaccine breakthrough infections in one patient
The patient had three RT-PCR confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infections. Two breakthrough infections occurred in quick succession with the first over 3 weeks after complete vaccination with COVISHIELD and despite post-vaccination seroconversion. More...
Preprint: Molecular evidence for SARS-CoV-2 in samples collected since late summer 2019 in Lombardy
435 samples from 156 cases were investigated. RNA isolated from oropharyngeal swabs and urine was screened by hemi-nested PCRs targeting key sites for viral typing. More...
Preprint: SARS-CoV-2 trafficking between brain and lung
“Autopsies showed normal gross brainstem anatomy. Histopathological examination demonstrated increased neuronal and CA damage in Covid-19 patients’ medulla oblongata. More...
Blood clotting may be the root cause of Long COVID syndrome
New evidence shows that patients with Long COVID syndrome continue to have higher measures of blood clotting, which may help explain their persistent symptoms, such as reduced physical fitness and fatigue. More...