Category: BA.2
Denmark: Increase in Covid hospitalizations into psychiatric care *17 UPDATES*
There’s been a noticeable change in the nature of Covid hospitalizations in Denmark over the past three weeks. More...
Denmark: Omicron, BA.1 and BA.2 Risk Assessment for January 2022
The full document “Risk assessment for the development of the Covid-19 epidemic” from Denmark’s SSI, dated 22nd January 2022, translated into English. More...
Denmark: 715 Covid deaths in the double and triple vaccinated, 607,000 breakthrough infections
From a vaccinated population of around 4.7 million people, 715 double and triple vaccinated individuals have died of Covid-19 in Denmark. More...
Israel: 4th vaccine dose recommended for all adults
A panel of health experts advising the Israeli cabinet on the fight against the coronavirus pandemic has recommended that a 4th vaccine dose be administered to the population over the age of 18 if at least five months passed since receiving the third jab. More...
Omicron can survive longer on human skin and plastic
The Omicron COVID-19 variant can survive longer than earlier strains of the virus on plastic surfaces and human skin, new research by Japanese scientists has found. More...
Europe: Another huge Covid wave is building right across the continent
Almost every country in Europe is now seeing a big increase in Covid cases. More...
India: Omicron BA.2 is now at 57% of genome samples, but is Delta rising again?
India has seen quite considerable growth in the BA.2 sub-lineage of Omicron recently, lifting it to about 57% of all genome samples, with BA.1 now declining steadily. More...
UK: Omicron BA.2 declared a Variant under Investigation
The UK Health Security Agency has designated the Omicron variant sub-lineage known as BA.2 as a VUI, or Variant under Investigation*. More...
UK: 1,129 Covid deaths in three days
There have been 1,129 Covid deaths in the last 3 days in the UK. More...
Denmark: Omicron sub-variant BA.2 outcompetes BA.1
In December 2021, the BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron accounted for just two percent of the samples analysed. More...