A new highly transmissible and dangerous HIV variant has been discovered in the Netherlands, confirming scientists’ worst expectations. An international collaborative study, led by researchers from the University of Oxford’s Big Data Institute, identified 109 cases of the new ‘virulent subtype B’ (VB) variant after analyzing more than 6,700 positive …
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Read More »New coronavirus strain found
Chinese scientists have warned of “a potential bio-safety threat” presented by a new strain of coronavirus, which, subject to mutation, may be passed from animals to humans and cannot be “cross-neutralized” by Covid-targeting antibodies. The researchers, most of whom come from Wuhan University, “unexpectedly found” that the NeoCoV strain discovered …
Read More »New highly mutated Covid strain discovered
The new variant of Covid-19 was first discovered in a patient who returned to France from Cameroon. Researchers said it’s too early to assess the variant’s features. The new strain, B.1.640.2, was detected in 12 patients living in the same geographical area in southeastern France, a team of scientists said …
Read More »Fauci assesses Omicron strain’s ‘degree of severity’
“Though it’s too early to really make any definitive statements about it thus far, it does not look like there’s a great degree of severity to it,” Fauci said on Sunday in a CNN interview. He added that more review is needed to confirm that Omicron causes less illness than …
Read More »Omicron strain reaches North America
“Today, the province of Ontario has confirmed two cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Ottawa, both of which were reported in individuals with recent travel from Nigeria,” Ontario province government said in a statement on Sunday. Canada already banned flights and shut its borders to foreign travelers who …
Read More »Israel introduces world’s strictest bans to contain Omicron strain
The new rules are set to go into effect on Sunday night, making Israel the first country to completely seal its borders to foreign nationals for at least 14 days, following an emergency meeting of the Corona Cabinet. Only those specifically approved by a so-called Exceptions Committee will be allowed entry. …
Read More »Boris Johnson reveals UK’s response to Omicron strain of Covid
Speaking at a press conference on Saturday, Johnson announced that, based on what is known so far, the recently discovered new coronavirus strain appears to be more contagious than existing variants, and “can be spread between people who are double-vaccinated”. As such, Johnson announced a raft of new “targeted and precautionary measures” to …
Read More »UK detects first 2 cases of Covid strain it called ‘worst ever’
Health Secretary Sajid Javid announced on Saturday that the two cases had been discovered on Friday – one in Chelmsford and the other in Nottingham. The cases were “linked”, he said, adding that both patients were currently isolating at home. “This pandemic is far from over,” Javid said. “If there’s one …
Read More »Covid strain as deadly as Ebola may emerge, top physician warns
Frank Ulrich Montgomery, chairman of the global physicians’ society (WMA), shared his fears with Germany’s Funke media group’s newspapers on Saturday. He stressed the importance of not “giving the virus a chance” to mutate any further. To achieve this, it may be necessary to keep “vaccinating the world for years” …
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