Category: B.1.1.7
Norway – 800 in quarantine after B.1.1.7 coronavirus outbreak at fitness centre
Harstad Municipality in Norway is introducing stricter measures and putting around 800 people in quarantine after a coronavirus outbreak at the fitness center Family Sports Club in Seljestad. More...
Coronavirus variant circulating in Brescia, Italy since August 2020 has 501 and 493 mutation. Possible B.1.1.7 precursor.
“A variant of coronavirus circulating in Italy since early August 2020 is “very similar to the infamous English variant [B.1.1.7]”. More...
SSI: B117 is now the dominant coronavirus variant in Denmark after explosive growth
The proportion of people infected with B.1.1.7 increased from 4% in early January to 45% in the second week of February. More...
Anders Tegnell: Rapid spread of the British mutation B.1.1.7 B117 in Sweden
According to state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell, the spread of infection is increasing on a broad front in the country. More...
Denmark’s SSI: “Even without reopening, the development of virus variant B.1.1.7 B117 and the opening of 0-4yr class lead to slightly increasing infection rates and new admissions in mid-April”
SSI: “The expert group has all the way counted on a so-called scenario 0, where you do not open further. More...
Longer duration of acute infection with B117 variant relative to non B.1.1.7 SARS-CoV-2
“These data offer evidence that SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7 may cause longer infections with similar peak viral concentration compared to non-B.1.1.7 SARS-CoV-2. More...
Two coronavirus variants have merged into heavily mutated strain. B117 meets B1429
Two variants of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that causes covid-19 have combined their genomes to form a heavily mutated hybrid version of the virus. More...
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine study: “we estimate a 71% higher hazard of death associated with VOC 202012/01” [B.1.1.7]
“Correcting for misclassification of SGTF and missingness in SGTF status, we estimate a 71% (48–97%) higher hazard of death associated with VOC 202012/01. More...
New coronavirus variant B.1.525 with E484K, Q677H, F888L and a similar deletions to B117
International lineage with variants of biological significance E484K, Q677H, F888L and a similar suite of deletions to B.1.1.7. More...
NERVTAG: increased disease severity in people infected with coronavirus variant B.1.1.7
NERVTAG: “Here we report updated and additional analyses, which together strengthen the earlier finding of increased disease severity in people infected with VOC B.1.1.7 compared to other virus variants.” More...