Ireland adds Israel to its coronavirus quarantine list of 56 countries

Ireland has added Israel to its #coronavrus quarantine list of 56 countries:  “All those intending to travel to Ireland from or via any of these countries/territories, who will arrive in Ireland after 04.00 on Tuesday 6 April are required to book accommodation for mandatory hotel quarantine at least 48 hours in advance of travel.”  More...

France: Scientists recommend changing coronavirus vaccination technique after AstraZeneca thrombosis investigation

Thus, one of the hypotheses linking the vaccine to the occurrence of severe thrombosis could be an accidental intravenous injection which, in the presence of factors not fully identified, would generate a discordant immune reaction with activation of the platelets, potentially associated with a NET effect or with a decrease in the level of ACE2 on the surface of endothelial cells, leading to an increased risk of thrombosis.  More...

L452R mutation is present in more than 400 SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus genomes isolated from over 20 countries

Scientists have examined the Nextstrain and GISAID databases and found that the L452R mutation is present in more than 400 SARS-CoV-2 genomes isolated from over 20 countries.  More...

8,000 tourists a day arrive in the UK in the middle of global coronavirus pandemic

Britain’s opposition Labour party has said it is “completely outrageous” that up to 8,000 tourists may be arriving in Britain every day and demanded the UK government tighten up its hotel quarantine system to avoid new coronavirus variants being brought into the country.  More...