Category: Omicron
Germany: Covid test positivity at 51.9%
“The positive rate determined by ALM eV rose significantly and reached 51.9 percent (previous week: 45.6 percent), the highest value since the beginning of the pandemic. More...
Denmark: 46% of children aged 0-15yrs infected with Covid in two months
During the two months between December 15, 2021 and February 15, 2022, where the Omicron variant has been dominating, Denmark has experienced a surge of PCR confirmed cases. More...
China: Highest Covid case rate since March 2020
Domestically transmitted COVID-19 infections on the Chinese mainland have soared to more than 500 with 214 confirmed cases and 312 asymptomatic cases respectively, the highest since 2020. More...
Hong Kong: Omicron BA.2 with S:I1221T mutation at 100% of recent sequences *6 UPDATES*
A catchup post looking at the BA.2 variant with mutation S:I1221T. More...
Preprint: Fourth wave of COVID-19 in India – statistical forecasting
The fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India may start around June 22nd 2022, and peak from mid-to-late August, a modelling study by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur suggests. More...
Denmark: Omicron BA.2.H78Y cases stable in Week 9 infections report
Denmark has published its latest Covid-19 infections report for Week 9 of 2022. More...
Hong Kong: Nine day lockdown expected
South China Morning Post are reporting that a nine-day Covid-19 lockdown of Hong Kong is expected, and that “each resident will be required to undergo three tests during the mass testing,” the source said. More...
France: At least 10 cases of BA.1/AY.4 Deltacron recombinants confirmed
As of 01/21/2022, 10 sequences that may correspond to a Delta/Omicron recombinant have been identified in France… this recombinant has potentially already been circulating at very low levels since mid-January. More...
Preprint: Effectiveness of the BNT162b2 vaccine among children 5-11 and 12-17 years in New York after the emergence of the Omicron variant
For children 5-11, VE against cases declined from 65% to 12% by 28-34 days. More...
Hong Kong: Link between Covid cases and deaths re-established *4 UPDATES*
Hong Kong may impose a hard lockdown that confines people to their homes, authorities signalled Monday 28th February 2022, with the city’s zero-COVID strategy in tatters and bodies piling up in hospitals. More...