Category: Testing
Japan: BA.2.75 confirmed in Kobe
“The possibility of community-acquired infection cannot be ruled out.” More...
Preprint: Duration of immune protection of SARS-CoV-2 natural infection against reinfection
“Effectiveness of primary infection against severe, critical, or fatal COVID-19 reinfection was 97.3% (95% CI: 94.9- 98.6%), irrespective of the variant of primary infection or reinfection, and with no evidence for waning.” More...
Japan: Pediatric acute encephalopathy following Covid-19 infection
Japan’s Tochigi Prefecture has reported cases in which a young girl died and another suffered paralysis from acute encephalopathy after coronavirus infections. More...
Preprint: An ongoing covid-19 infection lasting 471 days with THREE different variants
A truly extraordinary tale of a single patient with a 471 day ongoing Covid-19 infection involving three genetically distinct SARS-CoV-2 genotypes. More...
India: BA.2.75 already at 60% of sequences in Maharashtra
More details of the extraordinary growth of the BA.2.75 Omicron subvariant in India today. More...
Preprint: SARS-CoV-2 infection offered a high level of sustained protection against reinfection
“SARS-CoV-2 infection offered a high level of sustained protection against reinfection, comparable with that offered by vaccines..” More...
UK: Over FOUR MILLION symptomatic Covid infections recorded
The ZOE Covid-19 app is showing that infections in Great Britain are spiralling out of control, with over FOUR MILLION symptomatic infections being recorded today. More...
Italy: It’s the second highest Covid peak ever
Covid-19 infections in Italy are 100 times greater than one year ago.
More...Denmark: BA.5 wave – infections up, hospitalizations up, deaths up
A rather chippy introduction to the latest Danish weekly epidemiological report belies the fact that much of the information contained in the report shows Covid trends stil increasing across the country. More...
France: Deaths up 12% in one week as BA.5 increases its share
All the Covid indicators in France are currently heading in the wrong direction as BA.5 continues to increase its share of sequences. More...