Category: Testing
Croatia: 2 lions infected with Covid at Zagreb zoo
COVID-19 has been found in the feces and nose swabs of two lions in the Zagreb zoo, which is the first confirmation of this virus in a species in a Croatian zoo, the Agriculture Ministry said on Wednesday. More...
UK: Fully vaccinated up to 29 times more likely to catch Covid
The latest UKHSA vaccine report is out, and the vaccine breakthrough figures are simply jaw-dropping. More...
Denmark: huge queues at Covid test centres as infection rates soar
Denmark has seen large queues at Covid test centres across the country today as its all-time Covid infection record looks likely to be broken within days. More...
UKHSA risk assessment for Sars-CoV-2 variant AY.4.2
AY.4.2 continues to increase in prevalence slowly in England. More...
Preprint: Genome recombination between Delta and Alpha variants of SARS-CoV-2
Prominent genomic recombination has been observed between the Delta and Alpha variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) isolated from clinical specimens in Japan. More...
France: new coronavirus variant B.1.640 detected in Finistère, Brittany
A new coronavirus variant has been identified in a school in Finistère in October 2021, and named B.1.640. More...
Netherlands: new pandemic record for Covid cases
The Netherlands exceeded its previous record for new Covid cases yesterday, just hours after new Covid restrictions were announced. More...
China: first Covid cases detected at 2022 Winter Olympics
Organizers of February’s Winter Olympics in Beijing said Friday that two foreign athletes had tested positive for COVID-19 in ongoing test events for the Games. More...
UK: nearly 400,000 kids infected with Covid in one month
The latest UKHSA vaccine report has just been published. More...
Belgium: 71% of Flemish hospitalised Covid patients are fully vaccinated
33 patients were in a Flemish hospital with Covid between 16 and 22 October. More...