Category: Testing
Hong Kong: Hamsters test positive for Delta variant
Hong Kong has found evidence of possible animal-to-human coronavirus transmission at a pet shop where a worker was confirmed as the first untraceable Delta infection in three months, after multiple hamsters tested positive. More...
South Africa: Puma and 3 lions infected with Delta variant in Pretoria Zoo
Here we report infection of an exotic puma and three African lions in the same private zoo in Johannesburg, South Africa. More...
France: B.1.640 declared a VOI after more than 500 cases found
Sars-CoV-2 variant B.1.640 has been reclassified as a Variant of Interest in France after a new risk assessment showed there have been more than 500 cases on the French mainland, with cases also discovered in the UK and Germany. More...
Some people still infectious with Covid after 68 days
A UK study has found that 13 per cent of people still exhibited clinically-relevant levels of virus after 10 days. More...
Italy: 2 cases of Deltacron reported, but they’re NOT recombinant variants
Two Deltacron cases have been reported in Italy, one in Padua and the other in Trento. More...
USA: New daily Covid case rate is higher than any previous GLOBAL wave
BNONews are reporting that the USA has recorded 926,693 new Covid cases today, a new 7 day record. 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...
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...
UK: nearly 2.4 million people have symptomatic Covid
The UK Covid app ZOE is showing another case record in Britain. 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...