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India: ‘Double Mutant’ Delta B.1.617 now most common coronavirus variant in India
The so-called double mutant coronavirus found in Maharashtra, India may be becoming the most prevalent among all mutant variants in India, genome sequencing data submitted by Indian scientists to a global database indicates, according to a recent analysis that takes into account when they were detected. More...
BMJ on coronavirus: “It is now clear that SARS-CoV-2 transmits mostly between people at close range through inhalation”
BMJ: “It is now clear that SARS-CoV-2 transmits mostly between people at close range through inhalation. More...
Uruguay: over 1,000 daily new confirmed COVID-19 cases per million people
Uruguay registered Thursday out 4,412 new cases of coronavirus of on a total of 18,835 tests, reported the National Emergency System (Sinae). More...
UK: Delta “Double Mutant” coronavirus variant B.1.617 “could be a lot more problematic than the South African and Brazilian variants”
Prof Paul Hunter, professor in medicine at the University of East Anglia, told the Guardian that the arrival of the India variant was potentially worrying. More...
London: coronavirus hotspots around Heathrow, Trafalgar Square, Buckingham Palace and Whitehall
The few remaining coronavirus hotspots in London seem to be concentrated around Heathow airport and in the central London area around Whitehall, Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly and The Strand. More...
UK: 100 blood clot cases and 22 deaths following vaccination with AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccination
“Up to 5 April 2021, the MHRA had received Yellow Card reports of 100 cases of major thromboembolic events (blood clots) with concurrent thrombocytopenia (low platelet counts) in the UK following vaccination with COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca. More...
Africa: Tanzania/Angola coronavirus variant carries E484K & H655Y mutations
Forbes are carrying an interesting about the recently discovered coronavirus variant found in Tanzania, Africa in travellers arriving from Angola. More...
France: 25 cases of Breton coronavirus variant B.1.616 recorded so far, 22 in Brittany, 3 elsewhere
Clade 20C variant that emerged in Brittany. A cluster of infections with a 20C clade variant (“20C / 655Y variant” or B.1.616), was detected in the Côtes d´Armor, with cases occurring between January and March 2021. More...
France: Breton Variant B.1.616 added to WHO’s list of variants of interest
France’s “Breton variant”, B.1.616, was added to the WHO list of Variants of Interest this week. More...
