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New infectious disease caused by a virus discovered in Japan, researchers say

The first reported case involving the new virus was recorded in Japan in 2019. At that time, a 41-year-old man…

3 years ago

Japan planned to withhold public announcement of ‘highly infectious’ Lambda Covid variant until after the Tokyo Olympics – media

On July 20, the country’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) reported the discovery to international virus database GISAID. But…

3 years ago

Hammered by infectious new Delta variant, Russia is now finding it has to get deadly serious about Covid-19 vaccine reluctance

For months, the country had seen the official tally of Covid-19 cases decline from its all-time peak in December and…

3 years ago

‘Aggressive measures needed’: India discovers 240 new, possibly more infectious Covid-19 strains

The new Covid-19 strains are likely behind the sudden spike of new cases in several Indian states, including Maharashtra –…

3 years ago

Mutations have made coronavirus EIGHT times more infectious than original Wuhan variant – study

The new research into the D614G mutation on the spike protein in SARS-CoV-2, present in all the latest variants currently…

3 years ago

EU countries shutting down travel to and from UK amid new highly infectious Covid-19 strain scare

The string of travel bans announced on Sunday was started by Belgium. Its restrictions come into force at midnight and…

3 years ago

‘No evidence’ that asymptomatic Covid-19 cases were infectious, analysis of post-lockdown Wuhan concludes

The analysis, published in the scientific journal Nature, looked at the results of a screening initiative held between May and…

3 years ago

Mutation that made coronavirus so infectious may also be Achilles heel for vaccines to target – study

One of the latest strains of coronavirus, and currently the most common in the world, is called D614G. Through tests on…

3 years ago

Scientists discover ‘grappling hook’ which makes coronavirus so much more infectious than its SARS predecessor

Much like the original SARS, SARS-CoV-2 uses the ACE2 receptor to access our cells and spread rapidly throughout our respiratory…

4 years ago

The real state of the Russian infectious disease hospitals.

So, friends — today will be a very interesting continuation of my post about the real state of Russian hospitals.…

4 years ago